Mask
Mask, Chokwe, Mwana Pwo, about 1910. Wood, braided and netted raffia headdress, white beads. mask, H.7-1/4 in. Headdress H.10-1/2 x W.10-1/2 in. Masoji-scarification marks in form of tears below each eye. Tshingelyengelye-cruciform mark with circular terminations in center of forehead. Portion of earlobes missing just below where ears were pierced.
- Date
- 1920-1930
- In our collection
- since August the 13th, 2014 up to now
- Dimensions
- 7 1/4 in. (18.42 cm) (mask) 10 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. (26.67 x 26.67 cm) (headdress)
- Location
- G254
- Medium
- Wood, vegetable fiber, glass beads, metal
- Price
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- Composition
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zinc 56% oxygen 30% cadmium 3% iron 3% atium 8%