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Beaded Punu Mask, Gabon - 6.5
£275.00
Punu people, Gabon — beauty mask
Punu masks portray the idealised beauty of Punu women — serene, often whitened features with an elaborate diamond-shaped coiffure signalling wealth and status. Carved with great care by specialist mask-makers, and still danced today in masquerade performance.
Origin: Punu people, Gabon · Material: hand-carved wood