Miniature mask ·  Gabon, Punu · ID: 3033410

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 !

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