Mask "pibibuze" · Gabon, Kwele · ID: 3034867
Eduardo Uhart, Paris, France
Description
light-weighted wood, heart-shaped deepened facial plane, dyed with red pigment, the rim zone with dark brown patina, especially incisive are the raised crescent-shaped eyes, dam., minor missing parts (eyes, nose, vertical ridge at the chin), paint rubbed off, crack (left face half), small traces of insect caused damage, socle;
the Kwele call these masks “pibibuze” which means as much as “human being”. They were used in the “bwete” cult at ceremonies for initiation and mourning. Nowadays they are just shown on ritual occasions but according to I. Hahner-Herzog in former times they even seem to be worn for masquerades attached to special headcrests.
L’objet Mask “pibibuze” avec l’ID d’objet 3034867 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 73rd tribal art auction dans 25 mai 2013 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 324 a atteint un prix de vente de 9 000 €.
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Littérature comparée
Hahner-Herzog, Iris, Das Zweite Gesicht, Genf, München, New York 1997, ill. 71
Publications
David, Jean & Jane, Gabon, Zürich 2005, p. 163