Masque facial anthropomorphe, Gabon, Vuvi / Sango / Tsogho, Taille: H: 28 cm, ID: 3048460

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Lot 294

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Masque facial anthropomorphe · Gabon, Vuvi / Sango / Tsogho · ID: 3048460

Vendu 4 900 €

Provenance

American Collection

Description

wood, kaolin, base

Only little is known about the usage of Vuvi masks in Central Gabon.

They know a mask type which represents the spirit being “moghondzi” and which - announced by the sound of drums - appears only by night. According to J. Bonhomme “moghondzi” embody dead ancestors coming back to visit living people.

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