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African - Chokwe - fantastic Mwana Pwo mask

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Of indeterminate age but almost certainly mid last century or a bit before. This is one of several masks that we acquired a while ago from bought an inveterate traveller who had brought them back from Africa. According to his notes this one hails from the Chokwe peoples of the Congo region and is a Mwana Pwo dance mask. Apparently masks such as these, if worn, are used in the “Makishi” dances that take place at the end of an initiation ceremony or after a ceremony intended to bring prosperity to the village. While the “Mwana Pwo” mask symbolizes a woman, it’s always worn and danced by a man, often wearing a knitted costume with wooden breasts attached to his chest.
Of carved wood with a head dress (or hair) that is made up of what appears to knotted raffia of some kind, hessian of similar cloth and short lengths of bamboo it measures approximately 12 by 8 inches.A fantastic, weird and highly decorative piece for £185 inclusive of postage to any UK address.
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£185.00  UK
$247.70  USA
€217.60  EU
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Category Tribal Art Period 1950s Antiques Material Wood Origin African Item code ac051a1212 / M61 Status For Sale

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