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hand made African Tribal Art Carving Wood Mwana Pwo CHOKWE bird Mask 10
hand made African Tribal Art Carving Wood Mwana Pwo CHOKWE bird Mask 10
hand made African Tribal Art Carving Wood Mwana Pwo CHOKWE bird Mask 10
hand made African Tribal Art Carving Wood Mwana Pwo CHOKWE bird Mask 10
hand made African Tribal Art Carving Wood Mwana Pwo CHOKWE bird Mask 10
hand made African Tribal Art Carving Wood Mwana Pwo CHOKWE bird Mask 10
hand made African Tribal Art Carving Wood Mwana Pwo CHOKWE bird Mask 10
hand made African Tribal Art Carving Wood Mwana Pwo CHOKWE bird Mask 10

hand made African Tribal Art Carving Wood Mwana Pwo CHOKWE bird Mask 10" X 6"

$ 237.6

Availability: 76 in stock
  • Condition: Used but in excellent condition
  • Provenance: collected
  • Modified Item: No
  • Culture: African
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Congo
  • Handmade: Yes

    Description

    The Chokwe are members of a large culture cluster living today in central Angola, parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Zambia. This cluster is composed of a number of distinct but related peoples, the most prominent of which are the Chokwe, but the cluster also includes the Lunda, Ovimbundu, Lwena, Luvala, Mbwela, and Imbangala. As a result of the complex interaction of people, the region has shared stylistic elements and figural forms based upon shared mythologies and ritual practices. The present mask called Mwana pwo depicts a beautiful young woman but this mask represents a bird that is used at a ceremony during planting season so that the birds will not go on the farm and eat the seeds. The mask is  10 inches high and 6 inches wide. Mask is being sold with the display stand.
    Note" Pictures are exact representations of the item