Fang Mask - XLarge - 247.3 Earthy Tones Natural jute colour and texture

Natural jute colour and texture may vary slightly between shades

H 23cm x D 24cm

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Each shield is carved from a single piece of Baobab wood — a sacred wood used for medicinal and ritual purposes for centuries — then covered in thousands of small pearly yellow beads on manila string in a striking geometric design

Fang Mask - XLarge - 247.3 Earthy Tones Natural jute colour and textureA dramatic tall 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 commanding piece at over a metre tall striking hung on a wall or leaned against it as a