Miniature mask - Gabon, Punu
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light-coloured and -weighted wood, the facial plane whitened with kaolin, encrusted in some areas, eyebrows and narrow slit eyes blackened, flat nose, vertical forehead ridge, the coiffure arranged in two "ear-like" arranged lobes, slightly dam., minor missing parts at the back of the rim and at the coiffure, paint rubbed off, base;
belonging to the so-called "white masks of the Ogooué". The "mukudji" or "okuyi" masks usually symbolize the spirit of a beautiful deceased girl.
H: 18 cm, H: 7,1 inch
Provenance:
Lore Kegel, Hamburg, Germany (ca. 1990)
Neumeister, München, 11. November 2010, lot 201
Vera und Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germany
Continent: Africa
belonging to the so-called "white masks of the Ogooué". The "mukudji" or "okuyi" masks usually symbolize the spirit of a beautiful deceased girl.
H: 18 cm, H: 7,1 inch
Provenance:
Lore Kegel, Hamburg, Germany (ca. 1990)
Neumeister, München, 11. November 2010, lot 201
Vera und Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germany
Continent: Africa
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Miniature mask - Gabon, Punu
Estimate €150 - €900
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