Fang Mask - 185.2 Ceramics Adorned with meticulous handcrafted embellishments

Adorned with meticulous handcrafted embellishments

Never water the fern onto the centre or "the nest" as it encourages mould

The short pot – with beautiful ornamentation of vertical lines – is rigorously carved out in the body by a steady hand

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A characterful driftwood fish

Fang Mask - 185.2 Ceramics Adorned with meticulous handcrafted embellishmentsA hand carved Fang Ngil mask from Gabon Hand carved in the tradition of the Fang people of Gabon, whose white faced Ngil masks are celebrated for their elegant abstraction of the human face the heart shaped hollow, the long tapering nose and serene, closed features. Worn by initiates of the Ngil society, the masqueraders would appear by torchlight after dark. As a decorative piece it reads as pure sculpture striking hung on a wall or leaned as a