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The gilding has faded to a gentle hue

An ash with ebony inlaid Aesthetic movement two door side cabinet

Circa 1870

gilt brass swan neck carrying handles

A Punu Mask Lighting for instanceH: 32 W: 19 D: 14 CM. The famous white masks of the Punu people were worn during the okuyi performance, one of the rites of mwiri, an important male initiation society spread throughout southern and central Gabon. They are characterized by a face with youthful features, half closed eyelids under slightly raised arching eyebrows, a fine realistically rendered nose, a mouth pursed forward with full red painted lips, painted red, and an elaborate crested