Description : Anthropomorphic mask Gabon, Tsogho wood, dark brown patina, traces of red paint, the drop-shaped flattened facial plane dyed with camwood powder, stylized facial features, four drilled holes underneath the eyes, slightly dam., minor missing parts, cracks, paint rubbed off, on metal base, the Tsohgo are a small ethnic group in the central south of Gabon, to the north of the Punu, and to the east of the Shira. The sculptural style of the Tsogho is similar to that of the Fang, yet the faces of their masks and figures are characterized by a distinct emphasis on the eyebrows which then often form a double semi-circle. H: 27 cm, (5414/002) H: 10.6 inch Provenance J. R. Hannover, Germany Published in Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Afrikanische Kunst in Deutschen Privatsammlungen, München 1973, ill. 462 Literature Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Encyclopedia of African Art and Culture, München 2009, p. 584
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