Two anthropomorphic face masks "okuyi"
Gabon, Punu
sold
EUR 2,200
Provenance
Albert Schweitzer, Lambaréné, GabonEmmy Martin, Alsace
Hans Martin (born 1910), son of Emmy Martin
Suzanne Leiberich, née Martin, daughter of Hans Martin
Family estate until today
Size
H: 30 cm - 32 cm
H: 11.8 inch - 12.6 inch
Description
wood, kaolin, red, black and indigo blue paint, both masks identically formed, showing a full face with the characteristic idealized facial features: finely arched eyebrows, half-closed eyes, well-formed nose and a mouth with red lips, they have no scarification marks at all, there is a minor difference in the colours, which are much brighter with the smaller mask, slightly dam., missing part (backside at the rim)