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Place of Origin: Angolan
Early 20th Century African Antique Wood Comb with Human Head
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early 20th Century African Antique Wood Comb with Human Head
From the Chokwe Culture of Angola. A fine, old, much used comb with a glossy, glasslike patina...
Category
Early 20th Century Other Angolan Folk Art
Materials
Wood
African Chokwe Wood Hand Carved Folk Art Initiation Ceremony Ancestral Mask
Located in Studio City, CA
A very engaging mask by the Chowke (Tchokwe) tribe of Southern and Central Africa who today reside primarily in Angola.
This mask is intricately carved and is recognizable by the...
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19th Century Antique Angolan Folk Art
Materials
Wood
African Art by Luzolano, Oil Painting, 1978
Located in Delft, NL
African Art by Luzolano, Oil Painting, 1978
African Art , oil painting
Signed by Luzolano, 1978,
A scene of two African woman
The measurement is 60.5 cm ...
Category
20th Century Angolan Folk Art
Materials
Paint
African Mask, Angola, 20th Century
Located in Berlin, DE
African mask in hand painted wood, 20th century Angola.
Category
20th Century Angolan Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Tchokwé mask from Angola in wood and pigments - Circa 1900
Located in NICE, FR
Tchokwé mask from Angola once owned by the American Abstract Expressionist artist Merton D. Simpson (1928 - 2013) renowned both for his work and as a dealer and collector of early Af...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Angolan Folk Art
Materials
Kaolin, Wood
Angola Chokwe Mask Revisited by Bomber Bax
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful classic Chokwe mask genre that honours female founding ancestors. Such representations are particularly significant as the Chokwe trace the descent through the lines of their mothers. This is thought to be a dance mask with a net and wood hairstyle, from the Batshokwe people skilled in the art of carving and of very ancient origin belonging to the culture of the divine monarchy.
The Batshokwe sculptors were the most famous in the region, masters in geometric decorations such as the depiction of scarifications and tooth deformations, the surfaces of their works were carefully smoothed and polished.
On the forehead of the mask, the classic chinge-lyengelye scarification is clearly visible, commonly interpreted as a variant of the Portuguese cross...
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Early 1900s Tribal Antique Angolan Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Hardwood Chokwe Bench, Angola, 19th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
A fine and elegant hardwood Chokwe (Angola) bench, carved all-over with geometric patterns, human and animal motifs.
The front rain supported with caryatids in the form of male figu...
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Late 19th Century Tribal Antique Angolan Folk Art
Materials
Leather, Wood
Fine Early 20th Century Chokwe Mask (Ex Afrika Museum Collection)
Located in London, GB
This early twentieth-century mask, from the Chokwe culture in Angola, displays unusual features. Carved from a light wood and decorated with yellow pigments, this fine mask exhibits ...
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1940s Tribal Vintage Angolan Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Joseph Kitenge, African Art, 1977
Located in Delft, NL
Joseph Kitenge, African Art, 1977
Joseph Kitenge a Congolese Artist, Oil on linen on a wooden frame. Not framed.
A scene of dancing figures, painted in relief.
Dated 1977 and sign...
Category
20th Century Angolan Folk Art
Materials
Paint
African Art , an Oil Painting by Luzolano, 1978
Located in Delft, NL
African Art , an Oil Painting by Luzolano, 1978
An African oil painting by Luzolano, 1978
Signed and dated Luzolano, 1978
Measurement is 83.5 cm high, 5...
Category
20th Century Angolan Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Early Twentieth-Century Chokwe Title Staff Resembling a Bird, Angola
Located in London, GB
Resembling the upturned beak of a bird, the shape of this early twentieth-century title staff from the Chokwe culture in Angola exhibits a beautiful, simplistic form. A series of not...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Angolan Folk Art
Materials
Wood
African Decorative Armchair
Located in Montreal, QC
A Chowke wood chair with figural carvings Africa, Angola
Category
1970s Vintage Angolan Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Female Figure. Lwena/Chokwe, Angola-Zambia
Located in London, GB
This early twentieth-century figurative sculpture, from the Lwena/Chokwe culture in the Angola-Zambia Border Region, depicts a female standing in an upright stance.
A defining char...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Angolan Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Figurative Ax From The Tshokwe / Chokwe / Lwena Tribe DR Congo Early 20th Angola
Located in Leuven, BE
Figurative Ax From The Tshokwe / Chokwe / Lwena Tribe - DR Congo Early 20th century
Tribe : Tshokwe / Lwena
Country DR Congo or Angola
Period: ca 1920
Copper blade
Handle in wood len...
Category
Early 20th Century Angolan Folk Art
Materials
Copper
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About
A carved wood Chokwe female mask (Mwana Pwo), Angola with beads and wool.
Creator: Chokwe Tribe, Angola, Africa.
Date of manufacture: Unknown.
Materials and techniques: Carved wood, beads, wool.
Condition: Good. Wear consistent with age and use. One earring is missing.
Dimensions: H 11 in., W 8 in., D 3.5 in.
History
The Chokwe people, known by many other names (including Kioko, Bajokwe, Chibokwe, Kibokwe, Ciokwe, Cokweor Badjok), are an ethnic group of Central and South Africa.
The Mwana Pwo (young woman) mask represents the female ancestor of the Chokwe people. It embodies ideal feminine beauty and records traditional Chokwe facial scarification patterns. The Mwana Pwo mask is always worn by a man who is disguised as a woman with a bodysuit, false breasts and a cotton skirt. In dances performed for the ruler and the entire Community, Mwana Pwo is sometimes accompanied by the male ancestor mask...
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