Rare Mwana Pwo mask - Wood - Chokwe - Angola
Ex collection Andrzej von Staranburg Niedenthal - London - UK. Now in my personal Dutch collection. A certificate comes with the mask. This old and rare Chokwe mask has the traditional scarifications at the forehead, cheeks, temples and chin. Small stick through the nose. The hairdo has been formed by skin and fibres (very rare) . White colored teeth, metal button in one ear. Material: wood, metal, skin, pigment, fibre, twigs textile and tukula powder. A very fine piece of Chokwe art.
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Ex collection Andrzej von Staranburg Niedenthal - London - UK. Now in my personal Dutch collection. A certificate comes with the mask. This old and rare Chokwe mask has the traditional scarifications at the forehead, cheeks, temples and chin. Small stick through the nose. The hairdo has been formed by skin and fibres (very rare) . White colored teeth, metal button in one ear. Material: wood, metal, skin, pigment, fibre, twigs textile and tukula powder. A very fine piece of Chokwe art.
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