Chokwe Pwo Mask

Angola/Democratic Republic of Congo

Early 20th c

10 inches high x 7 inches wide ( 13 inches wide including hair)

Ex: New Mexico collection

$ 2,500

Inv. # A3722

This Chokwe Pwo mask is thought to represent a young woman or ideal mother.  These masks are linked to the boy’s initiation school and are danced at the completion of the ceremonies.  The mask has an oval form with coffee-bean eyes, small nose, arching brows, mouth baring teeth with raised scarification and large braided fiber hairstyle atop a mud-packed coiffure, all in excellent condition.

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