Register Auction 105
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Female face mask "okuyi" or "mukuyi", Gabon, Punu, Size: H: 30 cm (H: 11.8 inch), ID: 3052582
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Auction 105

Female face mask "okuyi" or "mukuyi" ·  Gabon, Punu · ID: 3052582

Starting price EUR 2,000
Estimated price EUR 4,500
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Provenance
French Colonial Collection
Size
H: 30 cm
H: 11.8 inch

Description

light wood, pigments, base

The “okuyi” or “mukudji” masks are the wooden image of a beautiful deceased girl. The white faces suggesting death masks, not only by their colour, but by their nearly closed eyes with narrow slits as well. The mask especially performed during mourning rites.

Africa
Masks

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