Punu Okuyi Mask

Gabon

Early 20th c

12 inches high x 6 inches wide

Ex: Pierre Robin, Paris

SOLD

The Okuyi mask portrays the Punu ideal of feminine beauty.  The face represents a naturalistic female portrait that displays sensitivity and serenity. This mask bears a single lobed coiffure, half closed eyes and linear scarification.  The mask is danced by men on 6-10 foot stilts at public festivals and occasionally at funerals.