Register Auction 107
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Standing female figure, Gabon, Punu, Size: H: 20,5 cm (H: 8.1 inch), ID: 3053464
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Auction 107

Standing female figure ·  Gabon, Punu · ID: 3053464

Starting price
EUR 1,500
Estimated price
EUR 3,500
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Provenance
Old French Colonial Collection
Nicolas Rolland, Paris, France (2018)
Size
H: 20,5 cm
H: 8.1 inch

Description

wood, pigments, base

Figural sculptures of the Punu are rather rare, and little is known about their ritual context. The “mukuyi” society uses both “okuyi” masks and carved figures. These were most often used for divination rituals, as reliquary guardians and protective objects.

Publications

Rolland, Nicolas, Arts anciens d'Afrique et d'Océanie. Gravures d'André Breton, Paris 2018, ill. IV

AHDRC: 0151597

Exhibition

Paris, France, Arts anciens d'Afrique et d'Océanie. Gravures d'André Breton, Paris Tribal, March 2018

Africa
Figures

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