Masque facial anthropomorphe "okuyi" ·  Gabon, Tsogho · ID: 3044725

Description

wood, kaolin, base

“The “okuyi” or “mukudji” masks are the wooden image of a beautiful deceased girl. The white faces suggesting death masks, not only by their colour, but by their nearly closed eyes with narrow slits as well.

The mask especially performed during mourning rites. The masker was entirely hidden under his costume of fibre and cloth with the cane fly-swat “mwandzu” in his hand. The dancers appeared on high stilts and spoke with ghostly voices, generated by a secret instrument consisting of a small gourd.

L’objet Masque facial anthropomorphe “okuyi” avec l’ID d’objet 3044725 a fait partie de l’enchère 90.I Tribal Art ainsi que 90.II Contemporary Native American Art en 17 novembre 2018 pour la dernière fois le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes et avait le numéro de lot 241.

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