Mask - Gabon (No reserve price)

Mask Fang

African Fang mask that was carved on the eve of ceremonies. Fang masks also appeared during initiations, out of view of the lay public. These masks were charged with designating the guilty of bad actions within the village. Erosions and splinters.

The Fang are established in a region extending from Yaoundé in Cameroon to Ogooué in Gabon. The masculine secret society ngil, which no longer exists today, was responsible for initiations and fought against witchcraft. The ngil was a fire-purifying rite symbolized by the gorilla. Guardian of peace, it also fixed the seasons, the location where villages were to be established and the conditions of exploitation of the