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# POUNOU, GABON Small white Okuyi mask used for secret cerem…
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# POUNOU, GABON Small white Okuyi mask used for secret cerem…
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Estimate €20,000 - €25,000
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Description
# POUNOU, GABON
Small white Okuyi mask used for secret ceremonies and funerals. It always represents a deceased ancestor. Soft wood (fromager) covered with kaolin, remnants of polychromy. Very fine patina from ritual use
Early 20th century
H. 26 cm
Very similar to the Barbier-Mueller collection
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