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Place of Origin: Angolan
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 Tribal Art
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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...
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Hardwood Chokwe Bench, Angola, 19th Century
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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 Tribal Art
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Leather, Wood
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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.
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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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