Ngil mask
Fang · Gabon
Reference: MFANT-28
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- Height
- 43 cm
- Material
- Wood and pigments
Mask on whose face is perfectly drawn an elongated heart well shaped by the black polychrome that surrounds a face whitened with caoli. Equally black nose…
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Mask on whose face is perfectly drawn an elongated heart well shaped by the black polychrome that surrounds a face whitened with caoli. Equally black nose and lily scarifications and for lelas in the subocular orbit. Three triangular scarifications on two parallel lines on the left cheek.
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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