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Masque facial anthropomorphe avec barbe en fibres végétales ·  Gabon, Vuvi · ID: 3047464

Vendu 2 800 €
Provenance
French Colonial Collection (~1950)

Description

wood, white earth “pemba”, red pigment, grass fibre,
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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