Masked dancer "cikunza" · Angola, Chokwe · ID: 3052125
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EUR 1,800
Provenance
American Private CollectionSize
H: 83,5 cm
H: 32.9 inch
Description
wood, pigments, rest.
Figures carved with “cikunza” masks were the property of the “mukanda” society. According to Bastin, they were likely placed along the path to the initiates’ enclosure to keep women and non-initiates away.
Comparing literature
Bastin, Marie-Louise, La sculpture Tshokwe, Gossau 1982, p. 84, ill. 23