Fine Punu-Lumbo Mask, Gabon
Fine Punu-Lumbo Mask, Gabon
okuyi
Wood, pigments
Height 11in (28cm)
Provenance
Jan Lundberg Collection, Malmo, Sweden
Private Collection
Literature
Ingvar Claeson, Eje Högestätt, and Jan Lundberg (eds), African Art - A Source of Inspiration for Modern Art, Malmö Konsthall, Malmö, Sweden, 1986, cat. 146
Exhibited
Malmö, Sweden: African Art - A Source of Inspiration for Modern Art, Malmö Konsthall, 22 March - 19 May 1986
In very light wood, superbly carved with delicate naturalistic features throughout, the oval face with classic scale-like scarification pattern on the forehead and temples arranged in a diamond or square; arched eyebrows carved in low relief and high cheeks accentuate the rounded slit eyes; a naturalistic nose and puckered lips above a pointed chin; the coiffure with large central bundle above two side braids; kaolin highlights the face with red pigment accenting the lips; dark brown patina indicating the coiffure.
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Fine Punu-Lumbo Mask, Gabon
okuyi
Wood, pigments
Height 11in (28cm)
Provenance
Jan Lundberg Collection, Malmo, Sweden
Private Collection
Literature
Ingvar Claeson, Eje Högestätt, and Jan Lundberg (eds), African Art - A Source of Inspiration for Modern Art, Malmö Konsthall, Malmö, Sweden, 1986, cat. 146
Exhibited
Malmö, Sweden: African Art - A Source of Inspiration for Modern Art, Malmö Konsthall, 22 March - 19 May 1986
In very light wood, superbly carved with delicate naturalistic features throughout, the oval face with classic scale-like scarification pattern on the forehead and temples arranged in a diamond or square; arched eyebrows carved in low relief and high cheeks accentuate the rounded slit eyes; a naturalistic nose and puckered lips above a pointed chin; the coiffure with large central bundle above two side braids; kaolin highlights the face with red pigment accenting the lips; dark brown patina indicating the coiffure.
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