Anthropomorphic face mask · Gabon, Vuvi / Sango / Tsogho · ID: 3048460
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.
The object Anthropomorphic face mask with the object ID 3048460 was part of the auction 97th Auction on November 6, 2021. The object with the lot number 294 achieved a sales price of EUR 4,900 with an asking price of EUR 2,500.
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