Fang style mask - Lot 78

Fang style mask Gabon / Equatorial Guinea / Republic of Congo Wood, pigments, copper, brass Height : 53 cm This Janus mask presents a beautiful harmony of curves, convex on the forehead and concave on the face. The whitened faces are oval and stretched, the broad and rounded foreheads are crossed by a brown median rib, the small copper cabochon eyes are inscribed in a cordial face enhanced by a half-moon arch of the eyebrows, the noses are disproportionately long and thin, and finally, the prognathic mouths are stretched forward like small horns. The top of the head is surmounted by small lateral retractable horns, as well as two anthropomorphic figures covered with copper plates. FANG STYLE - MASK 53 CM