Ngil mask
Fang · Gabon
Reference: MFC-10
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- Material
- Wood and pigments.
They belong to the society of the same name. They are white and elongated, with a more or less elongated heart-shaped face. The white color represents…
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They belong to the society of the same name. They are white and elongated, with a more or less elongated heart-shaped face. The white color represents for ancestors. These masks exercise judicial functions and detect and punish those who have committed reprehensible acts against society. They were banned by colonial authorities, a mask from the beginning of the century. XX reached in the year 2006 the highest price in the history of African art, six million euros.
Stylized mask. Elongated nose as usual in this type of mask, the eyes and mouth are represented by three hollow circles. And the face divided into two halves, black and white, to mean good and evil or life and death.
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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