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Chokwe Pwo mask from Angola, carved from wood this small mask…
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Wellington
Date:
5-Oct-2022
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Chokwe Pwo mask from Angola, carved from wood this small mask depicts a face with almond eyes and thin slit eyeholes. The mouth is slightly downturned and exposes small filed teeth. The forehead has an inscribed symbol that is prominent in Pwo masks, it is said to depict a cosmogram. Hair made from raffia. Mounted on a stand. C. 1940s. 16 cm height
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Unclassified