Anthropomorphic face mask "okuyi" · Gabon, Punu/Tsanghi · ID: 3042973
sold
EUR 1,800
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: 27 cm
H: 10.6 inch
Description
light wood, white pigment “pemba”, light greyish black paint, small face, crowned by voluminous coiffure, round bulging eyes with narrow see slits, laughing mouth, scarification marks on forehead and temples, hole on the apex filled with white mass, slightly dam., strong abrasion of paint, missing part (right ear)
The object Anthropomorphic face mask “okuyi” with the object ID 3042973 was part of the auction 87th Tribal Art Auction on November 11, 2017. The object with the lot number 347 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,800 with an asking price of EUR 1,200.
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Publications
AHDRC: 0146583