Très belle statuette féminine, Punu, Gabon

Wear consistent with age and use within the culture. A part of the circular base is missing at the rear. Two stabilized cracks on the back and one on the back of the head.
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Si la rare statuaire Punu illustre "une tradition régionale du portrait", créée à des fins thérapeutiques ou de protection (Alisa LaGamma in Horstmann, 2002 : 136), elle procède bien d'une vision idéalisée de la femme évoquée : sérénité de la face en cœur, douceur des traits finement modelés. S'ajoute ici la très belle dynamique des volumes, dont les plans marqués rappellent l'art des Tsogho voisins. Belle patine nuancée, brune et caramel.

A very fine Punu female figure, Gabon

If Punu statuary (which is rare) illustrates 'a regional tradition of portraiture', created for therapeutic or protective purposes (Alisa LaGamma in Horstmann, 2002: 136), its characteristics nonetheless emanate from an idealized vision of woman, which is evoked in the serenity of the heart-shaped face and the softness of the finely modelled features. Here the striking dynamism of the volumes recalls the art of the neighbouring Tsogho people. Fine nuanced brown and caramel patina.