R7,000 - R9,000
A CHOKWE MWANA PWO INITIATION MASK, ZAMBIA/ANGOLA 20th CENTURY
with fine facial markings (circles) on the cheeks and forehead
height 20cm
"The Chokwe distinguish two female ancestral characters: Pwo, a mature adult woman, and Mwana Pwo, the younger female although both names appear to be used somewhat arbitrarily, masks with fewer scarification details are more often said to represent the younger character." Jordan, Manuel, Chokwe!, Prestel, 1988, caption to Fig.62
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