Mukuyi mask
Punu · Gabon
Reference: MFANT-132
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- Height
- 27 cm
- Material
- Wood and pigments.
Curious mask that breaks with the canons of the ethnic group by not presenting scarifications or the classic style of coca. Keeps the chinned expression of…
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Full original description
Curious mask that breaks with the canons of the ethnic group by not presenting scarifications or the classic style of coca. Keeps the chinned expression of the masks mukuyulike thick red lips. The hairstyle consists of two lateral manes formed, each of them, by three parallel braids, progressively sectioned simulating undulations. Fine arched cells and eyes on coffee beans. The time-blackened patina, which covers the entire mask, shows a part of the face with a crystallization of the kaolin.
Further technical information
- Width
- 18 cm
- Attributed period
- First third of the century XX or older
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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