Mourning face mask "okuyi"
Gabon, Punu
not available anymore
Provenance
French Private Collection, ParisSize
H: 33 cm
H: 13.0 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, kaolin, red pigment, characteristically whitened with “pemba” (white earth/strongly darkened), forehead tattoo, elaborate coiffure, slightly dam. (nose), missing parts (hairdo on top, rim backside), abrasion of paint, cracks
Publications
Jean David, Gabon, Zurich 2005, p. 165AHDRC: 0139821