Mask - Gabon (No reserve price)

) Decorative version of the traditional African mask of Gabon which manifested during the Okuyi dance and the cults dedicated to ancestors. Within the group named Shira, the Lumbu Loumbu, Balumbu, of Bantu origin and originating from the Congo Kingdom, settled on the coastal part of Gabon, and in the Republic of the Congo, in Moyen-Ogooué. Among the Lumbu, the boyo is a local equivalent of the mwiri: he was responsible for maintaining order and making the women obey. Appearing mainly at night, by the voice of a mirliton, he demanded fish and palm wine from the women, sometimes mats or loincloths.

Matte patina worn, cracks