Beautiful wooden African mask of the ADOUMA tribe, from Gabon. Painted with red -and white kaolin. Powerful symmetrically shaped and of a timeless serene beauty.
Condition: in very good condition with a fine patina. The mask has a full raphia around it. On top of the mask there are mysterious wooden holes.
Dimensions without raphia: 31×21 cm.
Provenance: former private Dutch collection.
| Object: |
Mask |
| Ethnic group: |
Aduma |
| Country: |
Gabon |
| Material: |
Wood, Raphia |
| Period: |
Mid 20th century |
| Sold with stand: |
No |
| Dimensions: |
50x30x9 cm |
| Weight: |
500 gram |
| Condition: |
Good condition, used with some signs of wear |