Mask of a foreigner "katoyo" - Angola, Chokwe
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wood, brown patina, red pigment, black paint, pointed nose and protruding chin caricaturing Europeans, tube-shaped knotted costume, strips of animal skin, magical accessory: grass fibre and metal sheet pendants, various drilled holes, traces of old age, abrasion of paint, cracks;
in public performances "katoyo" helped Chokwe communities to cope with the presence of outsiders and their new forms of political influence.
H: 24 cm, H: 9,4 inch
Continent: Africa
in public performances "katoyo" helped Chokwe communities to cope with the presence of outsiders and their new forms of political influence.
H: 24 cm, H: 9,4 inch
Continent: Africa
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Mask of a foreigner "katoyo" - Angola, Chokwe
Estimate €2,500 - €5,000
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