Description: wood, kaolin, traces of insect caused damage This beautiful old mask with the typical whitened face is one of the so-called "white-faced masks from the Ogooué". These masks represent female entities from the spirit world and especially performed during mourning rites. Published in: Expo cat. "Une Collection d' Artiste, Simone Veliot", Galerie Jean-Baptiste Bacquart, Paris 2015, p. 29 YALE: 0005441 AHDRC: 0049092 Continent: Africa
Dimensions: H: 30 cm, H: 11,8 inch
Condition Report: See description
Exhibited: Paris, France: "Une Collection d' Artiste, Simone Veliot", during: "Parcours des Mondes", 8-13 September 2015
Provenance: Robert Duperrier, Paris, France (1970s) Loudmer-Poulain, Paris, 24 June 1981, Lot 103 Simone Véliot (1948-2009), Boulogne Billancourt, France Jean-Baptiste Bacquart, Paris, France (2015)