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<p>[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 9029327, member: 8267"]Your piece does have typical characteristics of masks made by the Punu of Gabon - the raised coiffure, bulbous forehead, slit eyes and scarifications. But it is too small to have been actually used as a mask, and would more accurately be described as a masquette, or "passport" mask. Masks made for use would be carved from wood, not made of ceramic as yours appears to be.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is more likely a well made souvenir piece, similar to these examples made of terracotta (low fired ceramic):</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/134130853240" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/134130853240" rel="nofollow">https://www.ebay.com/itm/134130853240</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.art-africain.co/contents/fr/p981_masque_passeport_africain_en_terre_cuite.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.art-africain.co/contents/fr/p981_masque_passeport_africain_en_terre_cuite.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.art-africain.co/contents/fr/p981_masque_passeport_africain_en_terre_cuite.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The traditional wooden Punu masks would be worn at funerals, and some were worn by "Moukouji" initiates who performed on stilts - so that bit of information is accurate, just not for the little mask you have.</p><p><br /></p><p>I should note that so-called passport masks are a tradition among the Dan people of Liberia and have a specific use (and not well suited to being made of ceramic, either).</p><p><a href="https://www.hamillgallery.com/PASSPORTMASKS/PassportMasks.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.hamillgallery.com/PASSPORTMASKS/PassportMasks.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.hamillgallery.com/PASSPORTMASKS/PassportMasks.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 9029327, member: 8267"]Your piece does have typical characteristics of masks made by the Punu of Gabon - the raised coiffure, bulbous forehead, slit eyes and scarifications. But it is too small to have been actually used as a mask, and would more accurately be described as a masquette, or "passport" mask. Masks made for use would be carved from wood, not made of ceramic as yours appears to be. It is more likely a well made souvenir piece, similar to these examples made of terracotta (low fired ceramic): [URL]https://www.ebay.com/itm/134130853240[/URL] [URL]https://www.art-africain.co/contents/fr/p981_masque_passeport_africain_en_terre_cuite.html[/URL] The traditional wooden Punu masks would be worn at funerals, and some were worn by "Moukouji" initiates who performed on stilts - so that bit of information is accurate, just not for the little mask you have. I should note that so-called passport masks are a tradition among the Dan people of Liberia and have a specific use (and not well suited to being made of ceramic, either). [URL]https://www.hamillgallery.com/PASSPORTMASKS/PassportMasks.html[/URL][/QUOTE]
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