Staff · Angola, Chokwe · ID: 3036962
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Provenance
German Private CollectionSize
H: 81 cm
H: 31.9 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, pokerwork, straight handle, tapering to the end, surmounted by a mask dancer “cikunza”, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, base;
“cikunza” is the master of the “mukanda” initiation society; he embodies both religious beliefs and chiefly power and is associated with notions of virility and fertility.
Comparing literature
Klopper, Sandra et. al., The Art of Southern Africa, Milan 2007, p. 144 f.