LWENA, your child. - Angola

Beautiful mask, named Mwana Pwevo, from the Lwena people living in Zambia.
From the collection of the late Walter Steinberg, a collector from the UK/USA.
Now in my personal collection.

Materials: wood, pigment, plant fibers, raffia, metal.
Traditional scarifications on the forehead and cheeks (little suns).
A wooden stick through the nose. Metal earrings.
The mouth white-painted with pigment.
Fine patina from age and use.