Mask "mwana pwo" · D. R. Congo, Chokwe · ID: 3041265
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Provenance
Aloys Faust, Cologne, GermanySize
H: 22 cm
H: 8.7 inch
Description
wood, matt patina, polychrome paint, tribe-typical facial features and scarification marks, pierced ears, elaborate raffia bast bonnet, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, base;
scarification marks below the eyes represent tears “masoji”, which may refer to the anguish mothers feel when they are ritually separated from their sons during “mukanda” initiation.
The object Mask “mwana pwo” with the object ID 3041265 was last part of the auction 84th Tribal Art Auction at November 5, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 390.
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