Statue of a Punu ancestor, Gabon, c. 1980

This is a rare sculpture from the Punu people of Gabon, with a very fine face, full of sweetness and serenity and with an elegant headdress. The torso is covered with traditional ritual scarification. It represents a female ancestor spirit, a protective "maiden" spirit who watches over the Punu people. The image of this Spirit is most often carved on masks. Less common are sculptures of the protective woman. Height: 56 cm Reproduced: Catalogue “Africa Babel: the Art of a Continent”, p.- 62 left.
 
Exhibitions:
2022-2024 Island of Fuerteventura “Art Africa: Ancestral Light”. Lighthouse of the Entallada. Cabildo of Fuerteventura.
2021-2022 Panama City. Government of Panama. “Art Africa: the spirit of the ancestors”. Ministry of Culture Headquarters. Casco Viejo.
2019-2020 Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Caja Canarias Foundation. “Africa-Babel: the art of a Continent”. Headquarters Plaza Patriotismo.
2013-2015 Museum of Art of Africa and Oceania (Madao). La Granja de San Ildefonso, Segovia.
2005 “Black Africa”, Leather Museum.
2004 “Black Africa”. Caixa Laietana Foundation, Barcelona. Main exhibition hall