Punu Okuyi - Punu (ou Bapounou) - 加蓬 (没有保留价)

这张在美学上极具匠心的面具展现了加蓬南部普奴文化的经典风格。它呈现出理想化的女性祖先面容，传统上在仪式性的 Okuyi（或 Mukudj）舞蹈中使用，舞者在高桩上表演。脸部特征是典型的白色 Kaolin（白黏土）颜料，这Traditionally symbolisiert die Verbindung zur Geisterwelt, Reinheit und Frieden. 与之形成鲜明而和谐的对比的是那精心堆叠、深黑铜釉般的发髻，表面细致的纹理向上汇聚于一个中央的发冠。额头上是标志性的九分菱形纹疤（siem 或 pende），以浓郁的红棕色呈现，象征女性美与民族身份。杏仁状、几乎闭合的缝隙状眼睛赋予面具一种超越时空的冥想宁静，由柔和弯曲的黑色眉毛和轮廓分明、带红色点缀的嘴唇完美平衡。专家藏品来源说明：对收藏家来说，极具亮点的是无可挑剔的来历。这件面具于1982年在尼日利亚拉各斯的一家画廊直接购买，自那时起一直保存在德国的一处高端私人收藏中。面具背面展示了传统手工凿刻的木块痕迹，以及清晰的工具印记，记录了这件藏品的优良状态。\n\nThis aesthetically masterful mask embodies the classic style of the Punu culture from southern Gabon. Representing an idealized female ancestral face, these masks were traditionally used during the ritual Okuyi (or Mukudj) dances, performed by dancers on high stilts.\nThe face features the characteristic white Kaolin pigment (white clay), which traditionally symbolizes the connection to the spirit world, purity, and peace. It stands in stark, harmonious contrast to the elaborately carved, deep black patinated, and finely striated coiffure rising into a central crest. On the forehead sits the iconic nine-part diamond scarification mark (siem or pende), executed in a rich reddish-brown tone, representing both female beauty and ethnic identity. The almond-shaped, nearly closed slit eyes give the mask an expression of timeless, meditative serenity, perfectly balanced by the gently arched blackened eyebrows and the full, distinct lips.\nProvenance details: This object boasts an exceptional, unbroken provenance. Acquired in 1982 from a gallery in Lagos, Nigeria, it has been preserved ever since in a sophisticated private African art collection in Germany. The back of the mask shows classic hand-carved adze marks and an authentic dark patina, documenting its excellent preservation and collectable status.