LOT 355 MASK PUNU / TSENGI Gabon / Congo
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MASK PUNU / TSENGIGabon / Congo Bois. 28cm (11in) high. Provenance: Robert Rousset, Paris (1901-1981), the mask is illustrated in a photograph taken at Robert Rousset's Paris apartment, circa 1950s Jean-Pierre Rousset, Paris (1936-2021) Parmi les classiques masques blancs attribués aux groupes Punu et apparentés, ceux quime ici présentent une forte scarification frontale en T inversé rehaussée de rouge de padouk, et une autre traversant le visage de part en part au niveau du nez, ainsi qu'une coiffure à forte coque centrale, proviendraient de la zone frontière entre les actuels Gabon et Congo, et sont généralement attribués aux Nzebi et Tsengi. Représentant des défunts, et spécialement féminins, jeunes femmes ou veuves de chefs, ils apparaissaient portés par des danseurs sur échasses lors des rituels de deuil. Cet objet est identifiable sur une photographie prise dans l'appartement parisien de Robert Rousset dans les années cinquantes. Cf : L. Perrois & C. Grand-Dufay, Visions d'Afrique. Punu , 5 Continents. 2008. MASK PUNU / TSENGI Gabon / Congo Among the classic white masks attributed to Punu and related gro, those like the one shown here with a strong inverted T-shaped forehead scarification enhanced with padouk red, and another one crossing the face from one side to the other at the level of the nose, as well as a hairstyle with a strong central bun, are thought toe from the border area between modern-day Gabon and Congo, and are generally attributed to the Nzebi and Tsengi. Representing the deceased, and especially women, young women or widows of chiefs, they appeared carried by dancers on stilts during mourning rituals. See Cf L. Perrois & C. Grand-Dufay, Visions d'Afrique. Punu , 5 Continents. 2008.
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