Spirit Returned from the World of the Dead Mask (Ngontang)
Maker
Gabonese
Maker
Fang
Label TextA woman is like the wick of a lantern. That is, if you raise her in your respect she will shine upon you, but if you lower and deprecate her, she will leave you in the dark. - Fang saying
Object number81.17.782
Published ReferencesQuarcoopome, Nii O., editor, Through African Eyes: The European In African Art, 1500 to Present, Detroit Institute of Arts, 2010, pg. 206Credit LineGift of Katherine White and the Boeing Company
Dimensions11 3/8 x 8 1/2 x 8 1/16 in. (28.9 x 21.6 x 20.4 cm)
MediumWood, twine, pigment
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