Anthropomorphic face mask "okuyi" · Gabon, Punu · ID: 3042776
sold
EUR 1,500
Provenance
Paul O’Connor, Denver, USADenver Art Museum, USA (1952)
Size
H: 26,5 cm
H: 10.4 inch
Description
light wood, black paint, traces of red and blue pigment, the face characteristically whitened with “pemba” (kaolin), several collection numbers on the backside “1952.673” - “NA.feld.19-XX-133” - “313.QA.EX”, slightly dam., abrasion of paint