African Okuyi Mask
Extremely Rare Authentic Antique African Okuyi Mask - PUNU - Gabon. A PUNU mask embodies the close relationship between the world of the living and the dead in African beliefs. Wood, brown patina, kaolin, characteristically whitened with "pemba" (white earth/strongly darkened), forehead tattoo, elaborate coiffure, Punu people. The Punu, or Bapunu (Bapounou), are a Bantu group of Central Africa and one of the four major peoples of Gabon, inhabiting interior mountain and grassland areas in the southwest of the country, around the upper N'Gounié and Nyanga Rivers. 7 x 6 x 13. $250