African Okuyi Helmet Mask - PUNU - Gabon, TRIBAL ART, AFRICAN ART
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:8282 | Tribe: Punu |
Very beautiful feminine PUNU helmet mask. With a typical finely worked hairdress and a very nice face painted in white and black. Very nice patina. This mask is decorated with a lot of kauri shells and has a 'helmet' of grassy fibers covered with painted canvas. A strand of colored beads 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 scari...fications 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: 13.4 inch, 34 cm
Width: 7.5 inch, 19 cm
Depth: 10.3 inch, 26 cm
From a privat Belgian collection.
Overall Condition: Good
Sold without the stand
We welcome all reasonable offers!
Insured and registered shipping.
Combined shipping possible, please ask for rates.
We appreciate your bussiness and look forward to helping you bring home a piece of history!
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 scari...fications 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: 13.4 inch, 34 cm
Width: 7.5 inch, 19 cm
Depth: 10.3 inch, 26 cm
From a privat Belgian collection.
Overall Condition: Good
Sold without the stand
We welcome all reasonable offers!
Insured and registered shipping.
Combined shipping possible, please ask for rates.
We appreciate your bussiness and look forward to helping you bring home a piece of history!
