Female ancestor spirit mask "mwana pwo" · D. R. Congo, Chokwe · ID: 3045311
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Provenance
Joseph and Doris Gerofsky, New York, USAJohn & Nicole Dintenfass, New York, USA
Size
H: 18 cm
H: 7.1 inch
Description
wood, base
The mask dancers wear wooden skirt and breasts and imitate female movements with their dance steps. Women will commonly dance alongside the character, to challenge the performer’s skill and to make sure that the steps and movements or actions honour them appropriately and sufficiently.
The object Female ancestor spirit mask “mwana pwo” with the object ID 3045311 was last part of the auction 91 Tribal Art Auction at March 9, 2019 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 298.
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