Pwevo" dance mask in hardwood with red polychromy depicting - Lot 83

Lot 83
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700 - 900 EUR
Pwevo" dance mask in hardwood with red polychromy depicting - Lot 83
Pwevo" dance mask in hardwood with red polychromy depicting a female face with fine features, a high forehead and angular chin, the mouth open on wooden teeth. The headdress has a rattan structure maintained on the forehead by a coating, made of cords of vegetable fibers and a cotton net. Nice internal size, patina of use, wear. Mask of artistic tradition very close to the Pwo masks of the Tschokwe, as well as the Lwena, Lovale. Height: 24 cm. - LUCHAZI - ANGOLA / ZAMBIA For a very similar mask, see Spirits speak, a celebration of African Masks, Ed. Prestel, 2005.
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