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Rare black face mask "ikwara-mokulu" ("mask of the night"), Gabon, Punu / Lumbo, Size: H: 29 cm (H: 11.4 inch), ID: 3048489
Rare black face mask "ikwara-mokulu" ("mask of the night"), Gabon, Punu / Lumbo, Size: H: 29 cm (H: 11.4 inch), ID: 3048489 - 2/5 Rare black face mask "ikwara-mokulu" ("mask of the night"), Gabon, Punu / Lumbo, Size: H: 29 cm (H: 11.4 inch), ID: 3048489 - 3/5 Rare black face mask "ikwara-mokulu" ("mask of the night"), Gabon, Punu / Lumbo, Size: H: 29 cm (H: 11.4 inch), ID: 3048489 - 4/5 Rare black face mask "ikwara-mokulu" ("mask of the night"), Gabon, Punu / Lumbo, Size: H: 29 cm (H: 11.4 inch), ID: 3048489 - 5/5
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Lot 289
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Rare black face mask "ikwara-mokulu" ("mask of the night") ·  Gabon, Punu / Lumbo · ID: 3048489

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Provenance
Michel Gaud, Saint Tropez, France
Size
H: 29 cm
H: 11.4 inch

Description

wood, black and red paint, base

“Ikwar” masks are related in morphology to the classic white “okuyi” masks. They represent either a male ancestor spirit or an old woman, the counterpart of the beautiful young woman who died young, embodied by the “okuyi” masks.

Africa
Masks

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