Initiation Mahongwe mask - Wood - Gabon

The Mahongwe live east of Gabon, and are known mainly for their reliquaries. The use of masks is limited to the company reserved for diviners. It occurs during initiation rites in which the uninitiate

Stylistic wooden initiation mask from the PUNU tribe, Gabon. PUNU masks are thought to represent ancestors` faces. They are worn during funerals and by a Moukouji initiate who stands on stilts. This m

Title: Initiation mask - Wood - Punu - Gabon Additional Information: Stylistic wooden initiation mask from the PUNU tribe, Gabon. PUNU masks are thought to represent ancestors` faces. They are worn du

Stylistic wooden initiation mask from the PUNU tribe, Gabon. PUNU masks are thought to represent ancestors` faces. They are worn during funerals and by a Moukouji initiate who stands on stilts. This m

Title: Initiation mask – Wood – Punu – Gabon Description: Stylistic wooden initiation mask from the PUNU tribe, Gabon. PUNU masks are thought to represent ancestors` faces. They are

Title: Mask - Wood - Punu - Gabon Additional Information: Stylistic wooden initiation mask from the PUNU tribe, Gabon. PUNU masks are thought to represent ancestors` faces. They are worn during funera

Stylistic wooden initiation mask from the PUNU tribe, Gabon. Unusual use of black pigments on this Punu mask. PUNU masks are thought to represent ancestors` faces. They are worn during funerals and by

These masks were used by the male NGIL society that no longer exists today. This secret society was responsible for the initiation and they fought against witchcraft. The Ngil had a ritual purifying f

African Gabon Aduma or Duma funerary initiation mask carved wood, pigment having a flat face and domed forehead with simple geometric features and deeply carved vertical and horizontal lines painted r

Authentic initiation mask - PUNU/KWELE - South Gabon Africa 2nd half 20th century Wood 32 cm Initiation mask and thereafter used as entertainment mask worn by by paid professional dancers stiltwalkers

African Galoa Right of Passage Mask, Gabon. Caved wood and pigment. Traditionally "okukwe" masks would perform during rite of passage ceremonies, such as births, initiation rituals, weddings or funera

Early 20th-century stylized Ngil face mask. Fang Tribe, Gabon. Such masks were worn at nightly initiation ceremonies or to punish witches and criminals. The mask is made of wood, covered with white pi

Labeled " Funerary Statue Gabon Kota ( Mahongwe Group) ". Copper and mixed media over wood with patina and wear consistent with vintage to antique age. Measurements 15 high x 6 wide inches x 3-inch di

Measures 13"

Title: Adouma mask - Wood - Gabon Description: Adouma mask from Gabon.. These masks are very refined and characterised by an asymmetry of colours, ranging from white kaolin to blue pigments, ritually

Title: Initiation mask – Wood – Lwalwa – Congo DRC Provenance/Additional Info: Stylistic wooden African mask from the LWALWA tribe of D.R. Congo. LWALWA carvers are famous for their masks which

This mask is from the Chokwe people in central Angola, parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia. These masks were used during Munkanda initiation sites for young boys who were prepared/tra

Title: Initiation mask – Wood – Lwalwa – Congo Additional Information: Great wooden African mask from the LWALWA tribe of D.R. Congo. LWALWA carvers are famous for their masks which

Title: Initiation mask – Wood – Lwalwa – Congo Additional Information: Great wooden African mask from the LWALWA tribe of D.R. Congo. LWALWA carvers are famous for their masks which

Impressive wooden helmet mask from the Punu tribe of Gabon. The rare mask has in total 4 detailed faces. PUNU masks are thought to represent ancestors` faces. They are worn during funerals and by a Mo

These masks were used for initiation ceremonies. Lega masks always have special facial shapes. It is from one piece of wood cut and has beautiful geometric patterns. They are rubbed with white kaolin

Title: Ngil mask - Wood - Fang - Gabon Description: Authentic mask from the NGIL society from the FANG tribe of Gabon. This mask was carved in a sublime and rustic style. With a long nose and a mouth

Beautiful old mask from the FANG tribe of Gabon. This mask was carved in a sublime and rustic style. With a long nose and a mouth all under the mask, half-rounded eyes. The mask is covered with a kaol

These masks were used by the male NGIL society that no longer exists today. This secret society was responsible for the initiation and they fought against witchcraft. The Ngil had a ritual purifying f