Face mask
Gabon, Lumbo/Punu/Tsogho
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Provenance
William J. (Bill) Moore, Los Angeles, USAHarry A. Franklin, Beverly Hills, USA
Taille
H: 30 cm
H: 11.8 inch
Description
wood, black paint, kaolin, traces of orange pigment, heart-shaped facial plane, confined by arching brows, coiffure in two lobes with a broad parting in the middle,
the accentuated arching brows, the flatness of the face and the small nose remind of the masks of the Tshogo - the sickle-shaped eyes and the heart-shaped mouth rather of the Lumbo, resp. the Punu. Each of the three ethnical groups is known for their “white masks of the Ogooué” which always symbolize the spirit of a beautiful deceased young girl.