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Carved Wooden Heart-Shaped Initiation Mask

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Détails

Détails
Pays	Gabon

Symbolique et iconographie

Features a characteristic heart-shaped facial plane and high domed forehead, which traditionally represent ancestral spirits, wisdom, and moral purity in regional initiation rituals

Analyse esthétique et formelle

Characterized by minimalist facial features, a concave heart-shaped contour, slit eyes, an elongated vertical nose, and a natural, textured wood finish framed by an organic fiber fringe

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