Māori, Oceanic & African Art Tuesday, 8 October 2024 - 5:00 PM start
A Chokwe Mwana Pwo Mask From Angola
Realised: $500 plus premium
Lot Details
A Chokwe Mwana Pwo Mask From Angola Finley carved wood mask with dark patina and elaborate plated fiber coiffure extending from the back of the head. Mwana pwo - meaning ‘young woman’ - represents the idealized portrait of feminine beauty. Beyond that allegory, this type of mask symbolizes the important position that women occupy in matrilineal Chokwe society. The superbly carved fine facial features display the requisite cruciform scarification to the central forehead typical of mwana pwo masks. Provenance: private collection of Michael Yoffe H 30cm, D 38cm
