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Miniature mask ·  Gabon, Punu · ID: 3033410

Vendu 3 300 €
Provenance
Harvey T. Menist, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Eduard Hess, Oberwil, Switzerland (1976)

Description

wood, greyish brown patina (darkened kaolin), black paint at the coiffure, small remains of green and red, fully plastic, tribe-typical facial features with sickle-shaped eyes and a heart-shaped mouth, coiffure in four lobes, slightly dam., paint rubbed off;
“hand charm”, supposedly used for the healing of sick persons. Rare !


Publications

Afrika, Schönheit und Formenreichtum, Sprützehüsli Oberwil, Juni/Juli 1990, Nr. 24

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