Beautiful Punu African Mask From Gabon Africa

  
PUNU MASK FROM GABON AFRICA. Punu masks represent the idealised beauty of Punu women. They are portrayed with their traditional high-domed hairstyle, scarification marks on their forehead and cheeks and often have eyes that display oriental characteristics. The elaborate Punu hairstyle suggests that the wearer is wealthy, as her hair has not been flattened by the need to carry goods. An exceptionally attractive item from our collection.

Bought from an African tribal art dealer in the early 1990's. A crack runs down the left side where the face is attached to the surround. Small chip missing from back edge. Most items were collected by ourselves while we were living and working in Papua New Guinea in the 1980's. We are now downsizing from our large old farmhouse to something more manageable for our age.

Some carvings have signs of wear and tear due to age. Some have cracking which occurs as a result of taking items from the tropics to a colder, drier environment. Please take a look at our other items from Africa, India, Papua New Guinea, Irian Jaya, Bali, and Burma. This item is in the category "Antiques\Ethnographic Antiques\African".

The seller is "hendre" and is located in this country: GB. This item can be shipped to United Kingdom, Antigua and Barbuda, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Australia, United States, Bahrain, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Israel, Hong Kong, Norway, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, Korea, South, Taiwan, Bangladesh, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Barbados, Brunei Darussalam, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Ecuador, Egypt, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Grenada, French Guiana, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Macau, Monaco, Maldives, Montserrat, Martinique, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Paraguay, Reunion, Turks and Caicos Islands, Aruba, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, Ukraine, Chile, Bahamas, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Kuwait, Panama, Philippines, Qatar, El Salvador, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Vietnam.

• Antique: Yes
• Region of Origin: Africa
• Product: Masks
• Age: Post-1940
• Primary Material: Wood
• Original/ Repro: Original