African Okuyi helmet mask - PUNU tribe - Gabon, TRIBAL ART, AFRICAN ART CRAFTS

Description

Very beautiful feminine PUNU helmet mask. With a typical finely worked hairdress and a very nice face painted in white kaoline. Very nice patina. This mask is decorated with a lot of kauri shells and has a 'helmet' covered with canvas. A strand of colored beads and cauri shells along the face.
A PUNU mask embodies the close connection between the world of the living and the dead in African beliefs. They are mostly feminine in nature.
The number and position of the scarifications varies per style or ethnic group. These distinctive signs, called mabinda, were made in children around the age of ten to fourteen.
Overall good condition, possible traces of use. Take a good look at the pictures.
Dimensions approx .:
Height: 15.0 inch, 36 cm
Width: 7.9 inch, 20 cm
Depth: 9.4 inch, 24 cm
Sold without the stand
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