Lot No. 27


An old Punu mask 'Okuyi society', Gabon.


An old Punu mask 'Okuyi society', Gabon. - Tribal Art

Wood, pigment, 30 cm high. These masks, representing young women spirits, were danced on stilts in masquerades during funeral celebrations. The mask's white coloring symbolizes the afterlife. (VJ)

Provenance:
Old German collection, see label;
Hermana Kottman, Amsterdam. Cf. A similar mask is in the Musée d'Arts Africains Marseille Inventory nr: 988 001 063.

Specialist: Joris Visser Joris Visser
+32-2-514 00 34

Joris.Visser@dorotheum.com

30.03.2022 - 16:00

Realized price: **
EUR 1,792.-
Estimate:
EUR 2,500.- to EUR 3,000.-
Starting bid:
EUR 900.-

An old Punu mask 'Okuyi society', Gabon.


Wood, pigment, 30 cm high. These masks, representing young women spirits, were danced on stilts in masquerades during funeral celebrations. The mask's white coloring symbolizes the afterlife. (VJ)

Provenance:
Old German collection, see label;
Hermana Kottman, Amsterdam. Cf. A similar mask is in the Musée d'Arts Africains Marseille Inventory nr: 988 001 063.

Specialist: Joris Visser Joris Visser
+32-2-514 00 34

Joris.Visser@dorotheum.com


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Auction: Tribal Art
Auction type: Online auction
Date: 30.03.2022 - 16:00
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 24.03. - 30.03.2022


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