{"product_id":"mc2247-gabon-rare-masque-d-initiation-vuvi-bicolore-tsogho-mask","title":"MC2247 Gabon Rare masque d’initiation Vuvi bicolore Tsogho mask","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnglish description below.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eGABON\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eMasque VUVI\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeau masque bicolore blanchi au kaolin\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eD'après l'étude sur les masques Vuvi de Charlotte Grand-Dufay qui se réfère à la thèse d'anthropologie de Paulin Kialo, les masques utilisés lors des rites d'initiation des jeunes hommes étaient généralement bicolores\u003cbr\u003eMasques bicolores dont elle souligne aussi la rareté\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eComme ceux de leurs voisins Mitsogho, les masques Vuvi ont ont une grande diversité de formes; leurs points communs étant des faces presque planes, séparées par deux arcs de cercles réunis par un appendice triangulaire et une stylisation très forte\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLes Vuvi sont un peuple vivant  dans la grande forêt du Gabon central, ils sont proches des culturellement des Tsogho, leurs rites sont similaires et il leur arrive même d'échanger leurs masques\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePROVENANCE: ex collection Ph Vokaer, ex André Vanhecke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCaractéristiques:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eTYPE D'OBJET: Masque\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eETHNIE: Vuvi\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eORIGINE: Gabon\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eMATÉRIAU: Bois\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eDIMENSIONS: 27.5 cm\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eETAT: Correct\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e (Voir photos). \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eLe socle N'est PAS inclus\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e------------------------------\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBibliographie - Bibliography\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"207\" data-end=\"247\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eLes Vuvi et leurs masques, une culture gabonaise méconnue, Charlotte Grand-Dufay, Tribal Art n°67 pages 92 à 105, 2013\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e------------------------------\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"relative basis-auto flex-col -mb-(--composer-overlap-px) [--composer-overlap-px:28px] grow flex\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-turn=\"assistant\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-18\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:ef9a6b2d-a966-4e7b-a69c-d9bfb88d5167-8\" dir=\"auto\" class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-2\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-id=\"2215842e-d333-4a5e-a916-af78dbc0c99b\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"33\" data-start=\"28\"\u003eGABON\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"44\" data-start=\"35\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVUVI Mask\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeautiful bicoloured mask whitened with kaolin\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"294\" data-start=\"46\"\u003eAccording to the study on Vuvi masks by Charlotte Grand-Dufay, referring to the anthropology thesis of Paulin Kialo, masks used during young men’s initiation rites were generally bicoloured. She also underlines the rarity of such two-tone examples.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLike those of their Mitsogho neighbours, Vuvi masks display a great diversity of forms; their common features being almost flat faces, divided by two arcs of a circle joined by a triangular appendage, and a very strong stylisation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"470\" data-start=\"296\"\u003eThe Vuvi are a people living in the great forest of central Gabon. They are culturally close to the Tsogho; their rituals are similar, and they sometimes even exchange masks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"527\" data-start=\"472\"\u003ePROVENANCE: ex collection Ph. 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