1965 CHOKWE MWANA PWO MASK ANGOLA AFRICAN TRIBAL ART

A Chokwe Mwana pwo female mask with richly carved features and shining red-brown patina.

The mask has small ears and its large eyes are slotted, and a thin nose runs down to a small open mouth displaying teeth.

Facial scarring is carved in relief on the forehead, and along the cheeks and to the outsides of the eyes.

There is a chip above the left eye and losses to the top of the mask above the forehead as seen in photos.

A string has been added for hanging.

Provenance: Angola, private East Coast Collection, USA collection

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