Mukuye Punu mask, Gabon - Lot 75

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Mukuye Punu mask, Gabon - Lot 75
Mukuye Punu mask, Gabon Soft wood, pigments, accidents and missing parts H. 31 cm Face inscribed in a heart, finely arched eyebrows, almond-shaped eyes stretched and slit, allowing the gaze. The nose with notched wings dominates a mouth reddened with pigments. The central, high-shelled hairstyle is streaked and detailed with fine braids. Linked to the cult of the dead - white in vernacular culture suggests the afterlife - Mukuye masks also evoke an ideal of feminine beauty.
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