Pounou Mask 01 Gabon – Ritual elegance and memory of ancestors (Heritage Collection)

This Pounou mask from Gabon is a masterpiece of traditional African art.

The Punu, a Bantu people mainly located in southern Gabon, are renowned for their funerary masks with whitened faces, called okuyi. These masks, covered in white kaolin, symbolize purity, spirituality, and the world of the ancestors.

Used in funeral ceremonies and ritual dances, the Pounou mask played a mediating role between the living and the spirits. Its delicate features, half-closed eyes, and frontal scarifications evoke the search for balance, beauty, and serenity.

✨ Features:

Origin: Pounou people, Gabon

Collection: Heritage

Dimensions: Length 37 cm • Width 20.5 cm

Material: Carved wood and white kaolin

Dominant colors: Ivory, brown and black

Support: Sold without stand (illustration photo)

Condition: Unique handcrafted piece

🎯 Why choose this mask?

✔️ Iconic work of Gabonese art

✔️ Symbol of purity and ancestral connection

✔️ A prestigious and rare decorative piece

✔️ Secure delivery – careful packaging