Punu mask - Gabon
Punu mask characterized by a central shell hairstyle flanked by two lateral bonnets. The forehead is adorned with the checkerboard scarring typical of Punu art. Finely slanted eyes in the center of a kaolin-coated face. These masks were worn with full costume by dancers perched on stilts, during a ritual dance called Okuyi.
Height: 27 cm
Result
Not sold
Buyer's premium
30%
Punu mask - Gabon
Punu mask characterized by a central shell hairstyle flanked by two lateral bonnets. The forehead is adorned with the checkerboard scarring typical of Punu art. Finely slanted eyes in the center of a kaolin-coated face. These masks were worn with full costume by dancers perched on stilts, during a ritual dance called Okuyi.
Height: 27 cm
Sale
Thursday 26 June・13:00 (Europe/Paris)
Sale location coming soon9 rue de Provence75009 Paris