Mask Helmet Gnil
Fang · Gabon
Reference: MCYC-7
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- Height
- 50 cm
- Material
- Wood, caoli and dark pigment.
Helmet mask oval shape, with front scarifications and on the cheeks. Painted with caoli all Gnil masks in memory of ancestors. The mask accuses of time…
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Full original description
Helmet mask oval shape, with front scarifications and on the cheeks. Painted with caoli all Gnil masks in memory of ancestors. The mask accuses of time footprint.
Further technical information
- 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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