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Figure of a male dignitary "mwanangana" - Angola, Chokwe

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Figure of a male dignitary "mwanangana" - Angola, Chokwe

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wood, pigments, rest.

Either belonging to a paramount chief's treasure or used at his court by ritual specialists in large-scale "mahamba" curing ceremonies, Chokwe figures of a male dignitary known as "mwanangana", or "lord of the land", make reference to sources of leadership and heroes of the past.
H: 32,2 cm, H: 12,7 inch

Provenance:
Constance McCormick Fearing Collection, Montecito / Santa Barbara, USA

Lit.: Bourgeois, Arthur & Scott Rodolitz, Remnants of Ritual, New York 2003, p. 44, ill. 98
Continent: Africa

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Figure of a male dignitary "mwanangana" - Angola, Chokwe

Name: Figure of a male dignitary \"mwanangana\" - Angola, Chokwe
SKU: 174170624
Price: 2000 EUR
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