Kwele Mask, Gabon #132 Baule Tam Tam Drum Large Ancient literature notes that Pliny

Ancient literature notes that Pliny used powdered Beryl to cure eye injuries

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the elbows and belly-button

The large dark shadow in the center of the retablo is a candle burn that would have taken decades of use to be that prominent

Kwele Mask, Gabon #132 Baule Tam Tam Drum Large Ancient literature notes that PlinyKwele Mask, Gabon Beautiful Bakwele mask from Gabon with characteristic light wood antelope horns from the twentieth century. Heart shaped face and toothed mouth. Beautiful volumes balanced with remnants of kaolin white, black, brown and red pigments. Traces of portage. Measurements: 101842. 5 cm Kwele Eluk Bata Mask for Beete Ceremonies, Gabon #132 Known as "Ekuk" or "Things of the Forest" this genre of Mask act as Intermediaries between the Forest