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A Chihongo Chokwe mask, Angola. This Pwo (face mask) is carved…
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A Chihongo Chokwe mask, Angola. This Pwo (face mask) is carved from a single piece of wood. It depicts Chihongo, a primordial ancestral spirit. The mouth of the face is wide and features sharped teeth. The scarification on the forehead of a cross (chingelyengelye) represents the rising and the setting of the sun. At the crown of the mask is a headdress made from a frame of lashed together sticks and a red fabric over top. Height 16 cm, width 25 cm, depth 26 cm
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