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Old Punu Duma female guardian spirit mask, broad face, Gabon,…
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Sydney
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27-May-2018
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Old Punu Duma female guardian spirit mask, broad face, Gabon, symbolising feminine beauty in the abstract, these spirit masks, danced by trained stilt dancers, are a familiar sitght at funerals and other ceremonial events of the Punu people. This is a variant in the broad face form and is attached to the stilt dancer's head and costume by multiple fixing holes. Provenance: Christensen collection, CC40447, then private collection Southern Highlands
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Unclassified