Hand Carved Fang African mask small - 204.2 Service Staff Finished in white paint

Finished in white paint

Delivery:  Terrariums are sensitive miniature living worlds so therefore we prefer to hand deliver them or they can be available for collection at our store

which are associated with magic in Zulu culture

Please note: there is a small chip to the rim

Hand Carved Fang African mask small - 204.2 Service Staff Finished in white paintA small 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 small sculptural piece lovely on a shelf or ledge, or grouped for a wall display.