Apono Tribal Door, Gabon
Unknown Artist
- DateUnknown
- TechniquePainted wood
- Size10x103x210
A wooden door decorated with 4-mask reliefs and featuring a female figure in its center spreading her limbs to the sides. The white hue of the masks and the figure depicts the face of the primeval woman as the ideal beauty. Moreover, it is a symbol of peace, divinity and the spirits of the dead and life after death.