Zemanek-Münster

Maske "okuyi" ·  Gabon, Punu · ID: 3038221

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Provenance
Kevin Conru, London, Great Britain
Size
H: 30,5 cm
H: 12.0 inch

Description

light-weighted and light-coloured wood, remains of a whitish face painting, black and red colour, corresponding with the Punu ideals of beauty: half-closed eyes, finely arched eyelids, a narrow nose, a mouth with red lips, hairdo with central crest and flat lobes aside, raised forehead tattoo, min. dam., fine cracks, slight traces of abrasion, base


The object Maske “okuyi” with the object ID 3038221 was last part of the auction 79th Tribal Art Auction at March 21, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 362.

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