Hand Mask – Wood – Mitsogho – Gabon

€ 120,00

Object	Hand Panel
Ethnic group:	Mitsogho
Country:	Gabon
Material:	Wood
Estimated period:	Second half 20^th century
Sold with stand:	No
Dimensions:	39x19x7 cm
Weight:	530 gram
Condition:	Good condition, used with some signs of wear

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SKU: 22.141 Category: African Art Tags: African masks, Gabon Art, Mitsogho

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Description

Stylistic Mitsoho hand mask from Gabon. Mitsogho masks, when not worn during funeral ceremonies, were kept at the back of the Ebanza house, where the men`s cult met. They were covered in white pigments and were carved with an open mouth, a small triangular nose, and typical slanted eyes set under M-shaped brows.
[Jean-Baptiste Bacquart, The Tribal arts of Africa, P117]
Good ondition with traces of wear and tear.