PUNU, Ogoué region, Gabon.
PUNU, Ogoué region, Gabon. Soft wood, natural pigments. A very old mask belonging to the secret male society “Mviri,” which was worn by a dancer perched on stilts in commemoration of the ancestors. Height: 27 cm. Provenance: Yves Créhalet Collection, Paris. Former Lempertz auction, Brussels, Nov. 1994.
PUNU, Ogoué region, Gabon. Soft wood, natural pigments. A very old mask belonging to the secret male society “Mviri,” which was worn by a dancer perched on stilts in commemoration of the ancestors. Height: 27 cm. Provenance: Yves Créhalet Collection, Paris. Former Lempertz auction, Brussels, Nov. 1994.
