Masque esprit d'ancêtre féminin "mwana phwevo" · Angola / Zambie, Luena (Lwena / Lovale) · ID: 3048744
Hermann Sommerhage, Duisburg, Germany
Werner Zintl, Worms, Germany (2007)
Description
wood, pokerwork, cord material (hemp), rattan, base
The name of the mask “mwana phwevo” - “young woman”, refers to a mythical female person who died early and whose painful loss is to be recalled by the dance of the mask.
Her face with its strikingly luxuriant hairstyle corresponds to the common ideal of beauty. The eyes, which are always narrowed to slits, are meant to indicate that a dead person is depicted.
“Mwana phwevo” masks are danced by men. According to Hahner-Herzog, they appear at various festive occasions to entertain the villagers, especially the women, with graceful dances that often have sexual connotations.
L’objet Masque esprit d’ancêtre féminin “mwana phwevo” avec l’ID d’objet 3048744 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 98e vente aux enchères dans 26 mars 2022 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 110 a atteint un prix de vente de 1 100 €.
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Littérature comparée
Hahner-Herzog, Iris, Das Zweite Gesicht, Genf, München, New York 1997, cat. 86
Publications
AHDRC: 0001523
Exposition
Brussels, Belgium: "BRUNEAF, Brussels Non European Art Fair XVII", 6-10 June 2007 (not illustrated)