Anthropomorphic face mask "okuyi"
Gabon, Lumbo
sold
EUR 1,200
Provenance
Albert Schweitzer, Lambaréné, GabonEmmy Martin, Alsace
Hans Martin (born 1910), son of Emmy Martin
Suzanne Leiberich, née Martin, daughter of Hans Martin
Family estate until today
Size
H: 25 cm
H: 9.8 inch
Description
light wood, kaolin, black pigment, mask with diadem-like headband and tripartite coiffure, painted cheek tattoos, rest. (left eye), missing parts (lower lip/backside at the rim), abrasion of paint