Punu Information Location:Southern Gabon, Congo Population:40,000 Language:Punu (Bantu) Neighboring Peoples:Ashira, Mpongwe, Lumbo, Kota, Fang, Kongo Types of Art:The most common types of objects found are carved masks, which have been stylistically compared to Japanese art. They also carve standing reliquary figures, which watch over the bones of the deceased. History:Although not much is known about the history of the Punu, linguistic evidence suggests that they moved into the ...