Mask – Wood, Raphia – Galoa – Gabon

Superb wooden “Galoa Mask” with full raphia from Gabon.

Masks, among the Galoa, are used for important initiation rites, funerals or for the birth of twins;

This Galoa mask with graphic lines is identifiable by its set of opposing triangles on the forehead and chin; half-closed eyes, a straight nose and perfect symmetry in their construction.
Good condition with traces of wear and tear.

Provenance: fomer private collection from the Netherlands