Masque facial anthropomorphe · Gabon, Vuvi / Sango / Tsogho · ID: 3048460
Vendu
4 900 €
Provenance
American CollectionDescription
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.