Photographs © Tim Hamill
PUNU STYLE SPIRIT HEADDRESS 16, 20", Wood, pigment, metal & raffia, $500, Gabon
This unusual headdress, worn on top of the head, might be one of the
rarer black-faced masks worn for judicial purposes at a trial. It also has
an unusual metal plating over the face.
Despite its appearance, this headdress shows little
evidence of age or use and was probably made to be sold.
Masks like these white-faced masks represented the spirit of an ancestor
from the afterworld and were often used by stilt dancers for funeral rituals.
They are known for their elegant features, forehead scarification patterns
and elaborate coiffures.
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