Superb - mask - Punu - Gabon (No reserve price)
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Punu mask reproduction titled 'Superbe' from Gabon, carved in wood, 40 cm high, 33 cm wide, 30 cm deep, weighing 1 kg, provenance: private collection, not sold with a stand, in good condition.
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The coherence of their very rich corpus has challenged various attempts at classification, whether according to their iconographic variations or through closely related groups (Punu, Lumbu, Shira, Sangu, Tsengi, etc.) which, even today, share their tradition. Aesthetics offers another path to their study. Beyond Western appreciation, it is founded on the very essence of these masks, whose inspiration and reception stem as much from beauty as from virtuosity. This mask stands at the pinnacle of a tradition where religious and secular notions of the sacred come together in the exaltation of beauty.
The coherence of their very rich corpus has challenged various attempts at classification, whether according to their iconographic variations or through closely related groups (Punu, Lumbu, Shira, Sangu, Tsengi, etc.) which, even today, share their tradition. Aesthetics offers another path to their study. Beyond Western appreciation, it is founded on the very essence of these masks, whose inspiration and reception stem as much from beauty as from virtuosity. This mask stands at the pinnacle of a tradition where religious and secular notions of the sacred come together in the exaltation of beauty.
Details
Indigenous object name
mask
Number of objects
1
Ethnic group/ culture
Punu
Country of Origin
Gabon
Material
Wood
Sold with stand
No
Condition
Good condition
Title of artwork
Superb
Height
40 cm
Width
33 cm
Depth
30 cm
Weight
1 kg
Provenance
Private collection
Authenticity
Reproduction/replica
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