Facial Mask
Vuvi · Gabon
Reference: MFANT-68
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- Height
- 28 cm
- Material
- Wood, fibre and pigments
It dominates a white pigmentation on which large eyebrows in the form of swallow stand out with the wings deployed, small eyes and small mouth slightly…
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Full original description
It dominates a white pigmentation on which large eyebrows in the form of swallow stand out with the wings deployed, small eyes and small mouth slightly open. Triangular nose in the form of T Reversed.
These masks, which bear the color of the deceased, participate in funerals. When they are out of use they are stored in the meeting house of the initiates, the ebanzaThey represent Moghonzi, the spirit of a deceased.
This mask, with a triangular mouth, faithfully respects the canons of ethnicity. He wears a headdress with lateral braids.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- Mid-century XX
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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