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Mask "mwana pwo", D. R. Congo, Chokwe, Size: H: 22 cm (H: 8.7 inch), ID: 3041265
Mask "mwana pwo", D. R. Congo, Chokwe, Size: H: 22 cm (H: 8.7 inch), ID: 3041265 - 2/5 Mask "mwana pwo", D. R. Congo, Chokwe, Size: H: 22 cm (H: 8.7 inch), ID: 3041265 - 3/5 Mask "mwana pwo", D. R. Congo, Chokwe, Size: H: 22 cm (H: 8.7 inch), ID: 3041265 - 4/5 Mask "mwana pwo", D. R. Congo, Chokwe, Size: H: 22 cm (H: 8.7 inch), ID: 3041265 - 5/5
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Lot 390
84th Tribal Art Auction

Mask "mwana pwo" ·  D. R. Congo, Chokwe · ID: 3041265

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Provenance
Aloys Faust, Cologne, Germany
Size
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.

Africa
Masks

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