File:Beete Mask. Gorilla (Gon). Musée du quai Branly 73.963.0.189.jpg

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English: Mask "Gon". Kwele population. Congo or Gabon. early 20th century. Wood, pigments. This mask would evoke a gorilla and therefore would be the manifestation of a spirit of the forest. Collected for the International Exhibition of Paris, 1937. See also : Met Museum Collection and Eternal ancestors : The Art of Central African Reliquary, Met. Museum, 2007, n°108, p.297.
Français : Masque Gon. Population Kwele. Congo ou Gabon. début du 20e siècle. Bois, pigments. Ce masque évoquerait un gorille et donc serait la manifestation d'un esprit de la forêt. Collecté pour l'Exposition Internationale de Paris, 1937. Musée du quai Branly. Inv.73.963.0.189
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