Lot 130
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PUNU MASK
GABON
African & Oceanic Art and Antiquities | 624
Auction: 16 September 2020 at 15:00 BST
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
Description
carved wood and pigment, of a beautiful soft quality, the domed forehead with raised scarification, coffee bean eyes with slit perforation, delicate nose and full lips with small triangular incisions at the corners, high coif and side braids, raised on a bespoke mount
Dimensions
32cm tall
Footnote
Provenance:
Private collection, France
Hotel des Vendes du Tarn, Albi, 2014
Stefan Klein, Koln, Germany
Private collection, United Kingdom