Fang Ngil mask from Gabon with tapestry nail headdress, H. 68cm
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Africa. Important Fang Ngil mask from Gabon. Note the headdress decorated with a multitude of tapestry nails. The Fangs number 500,000 in Gabon and 600,000 in Equatorial Guinea. There are also Fang minorities in Cameroon and Congo-Brazaville. Wood, Kaolin, copper nails. The peoples known as Fang were conquering warriors who invaded the vast region between Cameroon and Gabon by leaps and bounds, from village to village, between the 18th and early 20th centuries. Fang figures perpetuate social identity, subsist in a hostile natural environment and dialogue with the dead. 68cm high
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