Anthropomorphic face mask
Gabon, Vuvi / Sango / Tsogho
sold
EUR 4,900
Provenance
American CollectionSize
H: 28 cm
H: 11.0 inch
Description
wood, kaolin, base
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.