Case panel - Chokwe - Angola

Old carved Chokwe/Tshokwe panel from Angola, remarkable for its powerful high-relief male face at the top and its finely engraved geometric ornament. The half-closed eyes, the toothed mouth and the scarifications express the spiritual authority associated with the ancestors and initiates of the mukanda societies. This type of panel was used in initiation rites and ceremonial spaces, serving to protect, transmit clan memory, and affirm social prestige. The balanced composition and the rich patina testify to the aesthetic refinement characteristic of the great Chokwe workshops.

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