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Female ancestor spirit mask "pwevo" - Zambia, Luchazi

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Female ancestor spirit mask "pwevo" - Zambia, Luchazi

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wood, plant fibre, seed capsules, glass beads, with abundant coiffure and remains of a costume (net-like knotted bonnet), base
This mask is carved in the style favored by the Luchazi and Luvale in Zambia, and represents their version of the Chokwe's "pwo" female ancestral character, which they call "pwevo", meaning woman.
A very similar, well-documented mask collected in a Luchazi village in northwestern Zambia, pictured at Jordán (1998), ill. 66.
H: 22,5 cm, H: 8,9 inch
Provenance:
French Collection
Lit.: Jordán, Manuel (ed.), Chokwe!, München, London, New York 1998, ill. 66
Continent: Africa

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Female ancestor spirit mask "pwevo" - Zambia, Luchazi

Name: Female ancestor spirit mask \"pwevo\" - Zambia, Luchazi
SKU: 72611422
Price: 3000 EUR
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