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Fine Early 20th Century Chokwe Mask (Ex Afrika Museum Collection)
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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 rare facial markings, which have been scorched onto the surface. A further interesting characteristic of this piece is the hood, which consists of two sections - firstly, a bark fibre covering decorated with natural pigments, and secondly, a coiffure of grass and raffia fibre strands.
This mask was acquired by the Afrika Museum in Berg en Dal, The Netherlands, from the University of Nijmegen's Institute of Cultural Anthropology in August 1960. Accompanying inventory documentation for this piece, produced by the Afrika Museum in 1960, provides a brief description: 'The face is painted orange, and there are asymmetrical designs on the forehead and cheeks. Behind the mask is half raffia, and half painted. The mask has a cordage neck'.
Estimated Period: First Half of 20th Century (1940's)
Height (Incl. Custom-Made Stand): 37cm
Height (Excl. Custom-Made Stand): 31cm
Width of Mask: 19.5cm
Width of Custom-Made Stand: 16cm
Depth of Mask: 27cm
Provenance History:
Ex Afrika Museum Collection, Berg en Dal, The Netherlands (See Image of Accompanying Inventory Documentation)
- Dimensions:Height: 14.57 in (37 cm)Diameter: 7.68 in (19.5 cm)
- Style:Tribal (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:1940's
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:London, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU8736236710302
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