Mask - Punu - Gabon (No reserve price)
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Punu mask from Gabon, carved in Bois, 2 kg, 35 cm high and 21 cm wide, in good condition, provenance Gabon and Punu culture; sold without a stand.
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Punu mask from Gabon
The kaolin powdered mask, this white also traditionally covers the women's bodies during the ceremony. The slightly hemmed mouth, the cheekbones, the delicate scarifications on the temples, as well as the veins of the eyes are revealed by the red of padouk. The diadem adorning the forehead composed of nine scales, called magumbi is an identity motif in reference to the nine primordial clans of the mythical history of the Punu.
According to Louis Perrois, the alternation and combination of symbols, between the scarifications on the temples, a distinctive sign of masculinity, and the feminine diadem would be an identification of ancestral endogeneity.
Punu mask from Gabon
The kaolin powdered mask, this white also traditionally covers the women's bodies during the ceremony. The slightly hemmed mouth, the cheekbones, the delicate scarifications on the temples, as well as the veins of the eyes are revealed by the red of padouk. The diadem adorning the forehead composed of nine scales, called magumbi is an identity motif in reference to the nine primordial clans of the mythical history of the Punu.
According to Louis Perrois, the alternation and combination of symbols, between the scarifications on the temples, a distinctive sign of masculinity, and the feminine diadem would be an identification of ancestral endogeneity.
Details
No. of items
1
Ethnic group/ culture
Punu
Country of Origin
Gabon
Material
Wood
Sold with stand
No
Condition
Good condition
Title of artwork
Mask
Height
35 cm
Width
21 cm
Weight
2 kg
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