Fang, Punu and Mende Style Wood and Fiber Masks, Central and West Africa

Item Details

Fang (Gabon, Cameroon, and Equatorial Guinea, Central Africa)
Helmet mask, late 20th century
Carved wood, pigment, and raffia

Punu style (Gabon, Central Africa)
Mask, circa 2000
Carved wood, cotton, metal

Mende style (Sierra Leone and Liberia, West Africa)
Helmet mask, late 20th century
Carved wood and pigment

Condition

- scratches, chips, pigment loss, and cracks throughout; holes throughout Fang style mask and minor holes to the top of Mende style mask; wear to fibers.

Dimensions

- measures Fang style mask.

Item #

ITMGC48880