Anthropomorphic face mask "okuyi" · Gabon, Lumbo · ID: 3042972
sold
EUR 2,000
Provenance
Albert Schweitzer, Lambaréné, Gabon, collected in situ (1925)Emmy Martin, Alsace
Hans Martin (born 1910), son of Emmy Martin
Suzanne Leiberich, née Martin, daughter of Hans Martin
Family estate until today
Size
H: 36 cm
H: 14.2 inch
Description
wood, white pigment “pemba”, black paint, large flat face with pure and refined traits, curved eyebrows with narrow sickle-shaped see slits underneath, the coiffure projecting from the head in four tapered lobes, flat disc-shaped projection around the chin, scarification marks on temples and forehead, slightly dam., abrasion of paint
Publications
AHDRC: 0146581