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Description : Second half 20th. C. Wood, cotton cloth, reeds. This type of mask is used by various tribes in Gabon. Spirit Maiden Mask portrays a beautiful maiden with her whitened face and serene expression. As in life this beautiful maiden wears an elaborate hairstyle shown through polychrome colors. The mask would be worn with a colorful costume covering her body. Although the mask has an Asian expression, no such connection has been established. known as duma or mvudi, it represents a female guardian spirit in the initiation of young girls, funerary rites, ancestor cults, and also in dances of the full moon. At the burial ceremonies of the Puno society, the mask represented a female ancestor. In the Mukui society also written as Mukudji, Moukouji, mukudij, the masked performer, The refined features and elaborate coiffure of the Puno masks mirror the appearance of tribal women. Social cohesion is ensured by the Mukudji society whose primary role is to subjugate harmful forest spirits. The white pigments on masks allude to the anti-witchcraft powers of this group. The Puno make only masks of women, with elaborate hairstyles, features which appear somewhat Asian, and white kaolin pigments. They are worn by Mukudji initiates, they are thought to represent ancestor's faces. condition very good. H.18'' W. 11'' D. 7''. ''Provenance Anne Narosny African Art Collection Estate'' Sale # 1 of 3''
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