CHOKWE PEOPLE

Chokwe Mask

CHOKWE PEOPLE

Chokwe Mask

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This is an ancestral pwo or mwana pwo mask. Pwo means femininity and an elderly ancestral female, associated with fertility. The cross shape on the forehead, known as “cingelyengelye”, is an early Portuguese influence.

It is made of wood with a hair line made of a braided fiber fabric.

Length : 30.5 cm

Height : 29.5 cm

Width : 20 cm

Weight : 755 g

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