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Descrizione : Punu Mask, Gabon okuyi height 12 1/4in (31cm) Provenance French Private Collection Exhibited Schwaz, Austria, Gabun - Die Kunst, Die Aus Den Wälder, Haus der Völker, Museum fur Kunst un Ethnographie, 21 January - 20 May 2007 Iris Hahner notes, okuyi masks are worn to entertain on festive occasions. 'Only rarely do the masqueraders fulfill a ritual function of officiating at funerals, when they dance as embodiments of the spirits of female and male ancestors. In performances the dancers, wearing costumes of raffia or cotton fabric and animal pelts, move with amazing agility on stilts up to six and a half feet in height.' Hahner continues to note that okuyi masks represent 'an idealized female face. This is indicated by the scale-like scarification patterns on the forehead and temples, each consisting of nine dots arranged in a square or diamond, which, according to field researchers, have a sexual connotation. Another sign of female gender is its coiffure. With hair piled high on the head and arranged in two braids at the sides, this coiffure recalls the hair style used by women in this region at the beginning of the twentieth century.' (Hahner, Iris, Maria Kecskesi and Lazlo Vajda, African Masks - The Barbier-Mueller Collection, Prestel, 2007, plate 75) For further information on this lot please visit the website
Prezzo: 10 000.00 USD 🔓Senza carta di credito.
Stima (bassa/alta) : 10000 USD-15000 USD 🔓Senza carta di credito.

Il lotto Lotto n° 92
Titolo : Punu Mask, EPOCA : 2007
Dimensione : height 12 1/4in (31cm)
Condition report : Old losses around the back rim at the top, old erosion throughout the coiffure, light stains to the face, minor wear, scratches, abrasions and nicks throughout consistent with age and use within the culture.
Bonhams, banditore, Los Angeles, US 🔓Senza carta di credito.
Titolo di vendita : African and Oceanic Art
Data della vendita : 02/07/2020 🔓Senza carta di credito.
Riferimento dell'asta : Live Sale

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