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• Auction House:
  Aalders Auctions
• Sale Name:
  Traditional Antiques & Fine Art Including a collection of South African paintings
• Sale Date:
  13 Oct 2019 ~ 10.30am (AEDT)
• Lot #:
  501
• Lot Description:
  Old Punu Duma Female Guardian Spirit Mask
  with a broad face, Gabon, symbolising feminine beauty in the abstract
• Provenance:
  Christensen Collection, CC40447, then Private Collection, Southern Highlands.
• Notes:
  These spirit masks, danced by trained stilt dancers, are a familiar sight at funerals and other ceremonial events of the Punu people. This is a variant of the broad face form and is attached to the stilt dancer's head and costume by multiple fixing holes.
• Estimate:
  A$1,200 - 1,500
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Tribal

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