Small mask "mukudji" oder "okuyi" · Gabon, Punu · ID: 3036186
sold
EUR 950
Provenance
Kegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, GermanyHelmut Zake, Heidelberg, Germany
Rudolf Sühnel, Heidelberg, Germany
Size
H: 24,5 cm
H: 9.6 inch
Description
light-coloured and -weighted wood, whitened with kaolin, black and red paint, min. dam., cracks, traces of abrasion;
belonging to the so-called “white masks of the Ogooué”, which usually symbolize the spirit of a deceased beautiful young girl.