Anthropomorphic mask - Gabon, Fang / Nzebi

wood, kaolin, rep.
The Fang mainly live in northern and western Gabon, in Equatorial Guinea (Rio Muni) and in southern Cameroon.
The white face paint reminds of the power of the ancestors and may be a hint that the the mask represents the spirit of a deceased.
H: 65 cm; W: 29 cm, H: 25,6 inch; W: 11,4 inch
Provenance:
Christian Duponcheel, Pietrebais, Belgium
Lucien van de Velde, Antwerp, Belgium
Hendrik Elias, Wieze, Belgium (1992)
Joseph Christiaens, Brussels, Belgium (1998)
Alfons Bermel, Obersteinbach, France
Zemanek-Münster, 5 March 2011, Lot 302
French Private Collection
Published in:
De Buck, Jo, "Hendrik Elias Legacy Archives", Brussels 2018, p. 15, ill. 5
AHDRC: 0045979
Lit.: Siroto, Leon, East of the Atlantic West of the Congo, San Francisco 1995, p. 50
Continent: Africa
Condition Report: See description