Fang Mask - Large - 247.1 Formal Event 49cm H × 15cm W

49cm H × 15cm W × 8cm D

A beautifully hand crafted rustic stool made from 80 - 100 year old Elm wood

A large hand-carved Fang Ngil mask from Gabon

and carried in wartime as defensive weaponry

unpolished rim left to contrast against the smooth carved body

Fang Mask - Large - 247.1 Formal Event 49cm H × 15cm WA large hand carved Fang Ngil mask from Gabon Hand carved in the tradition of the Fang people of Gabon, whose white faced Ngil masks are celebrated for their elegant abstraction of the human face the heart shaped hollow, the long tapering nose and serene, closed features. Worn by initiates of the Ngil society, the masqueraders would appear by torchlight after dark. A large, elongated piece a real focal point hung on a wall or leaned as a statement.