Face Mask Anthropomorphic
Galoa · Gabon
Reference: MFANT-172
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- Height
- 30 cm
- Material
- Wood, beads, wares, rope and pigments.
They are rectangular masks decorated with triangular motifs, especially on the forehead and chin, painted in red or black. They behave at the funerals of the…
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Full original description
They are rectangular masks decorated with triangular motifs, especially on the forehead and chin, painted in red or black. They behave at the funerals of the chiefs and notables and at the births of twins. They are similar and with the same polychrome as those of their neighbors. Aduma.
Thanks to the powers of this mask his possessor could regulate the social life of the village.
Further technical information
- Width
- 17 cm
- Attributed period
- Mid-century XX or earlier.
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Gabon. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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