Mourning mask "okuyi" · Gabon, Punu · ID: 3038545
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Provenance
Patrick Morgan, New York, USASize
H: 28 cm
H: 11.0 inch
Description
wood, the facial plane whitened with kaolin, reddish brown, red and black paint, irregular facial features, however corresponding with the Punu ideals of beauty (curved brows, half-closed eyes, red mouth), slightly dam. (mouth, chin), fissure, missing part (coiffure), abrasion of paint, base
Comparing literature
Fagaly, William, Ancestors of Congo Square, New Orleans 2011, p. 278