Mask, late 19th century
Lumboexpand_more
Wood, pigmentsexpand_more
The Putnam Dana McMillan Fundexpand_more 2014.5
Not on Viewexpand_more
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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