AFRICAN FURNISHINGS

Punu Window Shutter # 1 - Gabon
The female motif is decorated with an elaborate three-part coiffure, neck ring and scarification. Punu masks with a similar face were worn by costumed stilt dancers and said to represent the spirit of beautiful young women who returned from the dead to participate in village life. The whitened figure makes reference to anti-witchcraft techniques. Whiteness refers to clarity and light, which stand in opposition to night and mystery.
23.5" high x 15" wide
$750

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