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Handcrafted in Nigeria
Many dark Ibibio masks have distorted facial features that are interpreted as advanced states of disfiguring tropical diseases
which represent the spirits of deceased maidens and their mothers with masks symbolizing beauty
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Antique Punu Mask from Gabon West Afrca 14x10 in Clock Handcrafted in NigeriaThis is an old collectible one of a kind African Mask from Gabon in West Africa. Punu masks represent idealized female ancestors' faces. The white color of the mask is genderless; white is a symbol for peace, deities, spirits of the dead, and the afterlife. It is thus the predominating color in funeral celebrations and memorials. Therefore the masks were worn during funerals. They appeared also in the magical rites whose function was to unmask
