Anthropomorphic face mask · Gabon, Vuvi · ID: 3047464
sold
EUR 2,800
Provenance
French Colonial Collection (~1950)Size
H: 29 cm
H: 11.4 inch
Description
wood, white earth “pemba”, red pigment, grass fibre,
Only little is known about the usage of Vuvi masks in Central Gabon.
They know a mask type which represents the spirit being “moghondzi” and which - announced by the sound of drums - appears only by night. According to J. Bonhomme “moghondzi” embody dead ancestors coming back to visit living people.
The object Anthropomorphic face mask with the object ID 3047464 was last part of the auction 96th Auction at April 24, 2021 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 274 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,800.
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