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Masque Galoa from the Congo, a wooden mask of the Okukwé (Galoa/Galwa) culture, 30 cm high by 20 cm wide, in unused, as-new condition.
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Galoa Mask
Galoa mask, Galwa, Okukwé
Appearing at events such as funerals or the birth of twins, this type of African mask from the Okukwé society is divided into colored planes, highlighting the visionary gaze.
Height 30 cm
The Galoa (or Galwa) live downstream of Lambaréné on the Ogooué River, on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean. They are named “the people of the lake.” They produced masks named Okouyi, Okukwé, used by initiatory societies to reveal witchcraft and its authors through divination. Several neighboring ethnic groups, including the Adouma and the Kota, use in Gabon slabs of contrasting colors, among them kaolin believed to carry apotropaic virtues. The groups of Gabon practice the Bwiti cult, the cult of ancestors, and their relics are topped with a sculpture serving as a guardian. The Tsogho also produced a variety of masks comparable to those of their basin neighbors.
Galoa Mask
Galoa mask, Galwa, Okukwé
Appearing at events such as funerals or the birth of twins, this type of African mask from the Okukwé society is divided into colored planes, highlighting the visionary gaze.
Height 30 cm
The Galoa (or Galwa) live downstream of Lambaréné on the Ogooué River, on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean. They are named “the people of the lake.” They produced masks named Okouyi, Okukwé, used by initiatory societies to reveal witchcraft and its authors through divination. Several neighboring ethnic groups, including the Adouma and the Kota, use in Gabon slabs of contrasting colors, among them kaolin believed to carry apotropaic virtues. The groups of Gabon practice the Bwiti cult, the cult of ancestors, and their relics are topped with a sculpture serving as a guardian. The Tsogho also produced a variety of masks comparable to those of their basin neighbors.
Details
Era
After 2000
Number of objects
1
Material
Wood
Country of origin
Congo
Condition
As new - unused
Height
30 cm
Width
20 cm
