Masque funéraire "okuyi" ·  Gabon, Masango · ID: 3041758

Description

wood, brown patina, red pigment, face characteristically whitened with “pemba” (kaolin), handwritten inscription on the backside “Masango 27”, slightly dam., insect caused missing parts backside at the rim, abrasion of paint;
belonging to the so-called “white-faced masks from the Ogue”. These masks represented female entities from the spirit world, fantastical beings who intervened in the villages on important collective occasions: bereavements, palavers, the birth of twins, times of epidemic, hunts for malevolent sorcerers, and so on. Masked dancers standing on stilts would confront each other in “jousts”. Each dancer would be assisted by a team, whose purpose was to help him perform his competition with an acrobatic feat. The best dancer in the eyes of public would win the match.

L’objet Masque funéraire “okuyi” avec l’ID d’objet 3041758 a fait partie de la vente aux enchères 86e vente aux enchères Tribal Art dans 27 mai 2017. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 52 a atteint un prix de vente de 4 000 € pour un prix d’adjudication de 2 000 €.

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AHDRC: 0141989