: The Arts of the Dan in West Africa
up to 15mm x 21mm
Bride & Groom Glass Ornament
in this perspective
a golden star shining in the sky above reveals by way of Aakashwani
Punu / Tsangui Mask, Gabon #139 lilac fire opal : The Arts of thePunu Tsangui Mask, Gabon #139 Masks from Gabon are often called by the name of the rites in which they participate (Bwiti, Bwt, Byri, Ngil, Emboli, Okuyi, Mukuyi). They intervene in all the events that are vital for the community, in rites with a social aspect (mourning, funerals, illnesses), purification or fecundity rites (birth, adolescence, virginity), reconciliation and justice rites (to restore the authority of the chief, harmony within