GALOA (style), lower Ogooué, Gabon. Wood, black, white and red pigments, metal. Mask representing a human face separated by a set of opposing triangles from the forehead to the chin. Height: 28.5 cm. Width: 18.5 cm. Small accident, indigenous restoration. Provenance: Collection of Patrice CHRISTY, an acknowledged specialist in wildlife conservation, particularly in Africa. He has co-authored several works on biodiversity, and his work has made a major contribution to understanding and preserving bird species in Africa, particularly in Gabon and Sâo-Tomé et Principe. All his objects were collected in the 1970s. Sold without stand