Mask "mwana pwo" ·  D. R. Congo, Chokwe · ID: 3034813

Description

wood, matt patina, red and black paint, parallel cheek scarifications, pierced around the rim, min. dam., small missing parts backside, slight traces of abrasion, metal socle;
depicting a female ancestor, whereupon the Chokwe distinguish two characters: “pwo”, a mature, adult woman and “mwana pwo”, the younger female. Masks with few scarification details are more often said to represent the younger character.

The object Mask “mwana pwo” with the object ID 3034813 was last part of the auction 73rd tribal art auction at May 25, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 367.

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