Mask, late 19th century, 10 1/4 × 7 × 5 in. ( × × cm), Wood, pigments, Gabon, 19th century, The white masks of the Punu and their Lumbo neighbors in Gabon are used by dancers in performances during burial rites. The mask is intended to represent an idealized male or female ancestor. The white clay suggests the color of the dead, and the superbly accomplished face of this mask represents a young woman

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Photo credit: © Penta Springs / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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