Superb - double-faced mask - Punu - Gabon (No reserve price)

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Superbe is a Punu mask from Gabon, a reproduction dating from 2000–2010, made of wood, 42 cm high by 24 cm wide by 30 cm deep, weighing 1 kg, provenance Galerie/Antiquaire, sold without a stand.

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According to their iconographic variations or through the closely related groups (Punu, Lumbu, Shira, Sangu, Tsengi, etc.), which, still today, share their tradition. Aesthetics offers another path to their study. Beyond Western appreciation, it is rooted in the very essence of these masks, whose inspiration and reception proceed as much from beauty as from virtuosity. This mask stands at the summit of a tradition where religious and secular notions of the sacred unite in the exaltation of beauty.

According to their iconographic variations or through the closely related groups (Punu, Lumbu, Shira, Sangu, Tsengi, etc.), which, still today, share their tradition. Aesthetics offers another path to their study. Beyond Western appreciation, it is rooted in the very essence of these masks, whose inspiration and reception proceed as much from beauty as from virtuosity. This mask stands at the summit of a tradition where religious and secular notions of the sacred unite in the exaltation of beauty.

Details

Indigenous object name
double-faced mask
Number of objects
1
Ethnic group/ culture
Punu
Country of Origin
Gabon
Period
2000-2010
Material
Wood
Sold with stand
No
Condition
Good condition
Title of artwork
Superb
Height
42 cm
Width
24 cm
Depth
30 cm
Weight
1 kg
Provenance
Gallery / Antique dealer
Authenticity
Reproduction/replica
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1578
Objects sold
99.41%
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