LOT 237 Gabon, Punu
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Gabon, Punu
Female face mask "okuyi" or "mukudji"
wood, kaolin, traces of insect caused damage
This beautiful old mask with the typical whitened face is one of the so-called "white-faced masks from the Ogooué".
These masks represent female entities from the spirit world and especially performed during mourning rites.
H: 30 cm, H: 11,8 inch
Provenance:
Robert Duperrier, Paris, France (1970s)
Loudmer-Poulain, Paris, 24 June 1981, Lot 103
Simone Véliot (1948-2009), Boulogne Billancourt, France
Jean-Baptiste Bacquart, Paris, France (2015)
Exhibited:
Paris, France: "Une Collection d' Artiste, Simone Veliot", during: "Parcours des Mondes", 8-13 September 2015
Published in:
Expo cat. "Une Collection d' Artiste, Simone Veliot", Galerie Jean-Baptiste Bacquart, Paris 2015, p. 29
YALE: 0005441
AHDRC: 0049092
Continent: Africa
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2019/11/14-15
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