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Ancestors Statue - Punu, Gabon
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Ancestors Statue - Punu, Gabon
 
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Punu Ancestor Statue

Tribe: Punu
Country: Gabon
Material: Wood, Pigment
Size: 24" Tall


The Punu are equatorial people settled in the southwest of Gabon. Organized into villages, clans and lineages, with neither a centralized power structure nor a strict political hierarchy, the Punu group has a culture based on the cult of ancestors, a general respect for the deceased, and a fear of the spirits of the wilderness. Their rare statues appeared in funerary rituals, initiation ceremonies, and in the magical rites whose function was to unmask sorcerers. These statues represent idealized man and woman. This is indicated by the scale-like scarification patterns on the forehead and the body, arranged in a diamond - a characteristic attribute of Punu’s art.

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