Miniature mask
Gabon, Punu
sold
EUR 3,300
Provenance
Harvey T. Menist, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsEduard Hess, Oberwil, Switzerland (1976)
Size
H: 18,5 cm
H: 7.3 inch
Description
wood, greyish brown patina (darkened kaolin), black paint at the coiffure, small remains of green and red, fully plastic, tribe-typical facial features with sickle-shaped eyes and a heart-shaped mouth, coiffure in four lobes, slightly dam., paint rubbed off;
“hand charm”, supposedly used for the healing of sick persons. Rare !