Beautiful female face mask "okuyi" or "mukudji" · Gabon, Punu · ID: 3048400
sold
EUR 800
Size
H: 31,5 cm
H: 12.4 inch
Description
wood, white earth “pemba”, red pigment, old handwritten inscription on reverse “Gabon Mpongwe”, cracks
The Mpongwe are considered the earliest known inhabitants of the Como River estuary, where Libreville, the capital of Gabon, is located today. By early researchers they were thought to be the origin of the so-called “white masks”.
The object Beautiful female face mask “okuyi” or “mukudji” with the object ID 3048400 was part of the auction Online Auction on September 27, 2023. The object with the lot number 257 achieved a sales price of EUR 800 with an asking price of EUR 500.
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