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

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Superb Punu wooden mask from Gabon, dating to 2000–2010, with provenance Galerie/Antiquaire.

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The powdered kaolin mask, which is also traditionally used to cover women's bodies during the ceremony. The lips slightly outlined, the cheekbones, the delicate scarifications on the temples, as well as the vein of the eyes are revealed by the red of padouk. The headdress adorning the forehead, composed of nine scales and called magumbi, is an identity motif referencing the nine primordial clans of the mythic history of the punu.


The powdered kaolin mask, which is also traditionally used to cover women's bodies during the ceremony. The lips slightly outlined, the cheekbones, the delicate scarifications on the temples, as well as the vein of the eyes are revealed by the red of padouk. The headdress adorning the forehead, composed of nine scales and called magumbi, is an identity motif referencing the nine primordial clans of the mythic history of the punu.

Details

Indigenous object name
Punu
No. of items
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 mask
Height
38 cm
Width
37 cm
Depth
20 cm
Weight
1 kg
Provenance
Gallery / Antique dealer
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Objects sold
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