Staff ·  Angola, Tchokwé · ID: 3036962

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.

Littérature comparée

Klopper, Sandra et. al., The Art of Southern Africa, Milan 2007, p. 144 f.