Female face mask "okuyi" or "mukudji"
Gabon, Punu
sold
EUR 2,300
Provenance
Robert Duperrier, Paris, France (1970s)Loudmer-Poulain, Paris, 24 June 1981, Lot 103
Simone Véliot (1948-2009), Boulogne Billancourt, France
Jean-Baptiste Bacquart, Paris, France (2015)
Size
H: 30 cm
H: 11.8 inch
Description
wood, kaolin, traces of insect caused damage
This beautiful old mask with the typical whitened face is one of the so-called “white-faced masks from the Ogooué”.
These masks represent female entities from the spirit world and especially performed during mourning rites.
Publications
Expo cat. "Une Collection d' Artiste, Simone Veliot", Galerie Jean-Baptiste Bacquart, Paris 2015, p. 29AHDRC: 0049092