Description: African Hand Carving Punu Lumbo Gabon Funeral White Faced Mask 17"It is a modern version (probably carved in the 1970's) made in Congo of tribal mask native to the Ogooue River in GabonHeight: 17 inchesWeight: 3.11 lbsWood - Hand carvedAfrican art is full of white-faced masks from the Ogooué River region of Gabon. The narrow coffee bean eyes topped by fine arched eyebrows give these African masks an oriental expression. The famous African mask of Punu and Lumbo (or Lumbu) is also surmounted by a headdress in one or more blackened lobes. It is the representation of fashionable headdresses worn by women of this region. Women swelled their hair with hairpieces of fibers to give them this volume.These traditional masks are called Okuyi, Mukuyi or Mukudji depending on the district. They were used at funerals. These are commemorative portraits of male and female ancestors. They cross the village, perched on stilts, often performing impressive acrobatics. Women and children then prefer to hide, although there is apparently no law prohibiting them from looking at them.
Price: 145 USD
Location: Dacula, Georgia
End Time: 2024-10-16T16:20:03.000Z
Shipping Cost: 13.99 USD
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Color: Brown
condition: 3000
