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Chokwe

Female mask (Mwana Pwo)

Chokwe, 1900-1932

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Chokwe

Female mask (Mwana Pwo)

Chokwe

Female mask (Mwana Pwo)

Chokwe, 1900-1932

Physical Qualities Wood, raffia, 8 1/4 × 7 1/16 × 2 3/8 in. (21 × 18 × 6 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of the Jamosil Foundation, Alexandria, Virginia
Object Number 1989.149
notched headcrest, 2 knobs, striped hood

Culture

Chokwe

2000–2000

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