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Chokwe Mwana Pwo mask on metal stand – Angola / D.R. Congo.

Hand-carved wooden Mwana Pwo (young woman) mask from the Chokwe people of Angola or the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The mask is made of dark hardwood and features the characteristic half-closed eyes with white kaolin clay around the eye sockets. 
On the forehead and cheeks are traditional scarifications (scar patterns) engraved, including the cross-shaped cingelyengelye motif. 
The coiffure consists of hand-braided plant fibers and a braided edge along the jawline.

• Provenance: Angola / D.R. Congo (Chokwe)
• Dating: Ca. 1950
• Material: Wood, kaolin (white clay), plant fibers, metal

Includes presentation stand.

Dimensions: approx. 49 x 36 x 22 cm.
Weight: 1050 grams.

The lot will be carefully packed and shipped with Post NL.
Registered mail and insured.

Chokwe Mwana Pwo masker op metalen standaard – Angola / D.R. Congo.

Handgesneden houten Mwana Pwo (jonge vrouw) masker van het Chokwe-volk uit Angola of de Democratische Republiek Congo.

Het masker is vervaardigd uit donker hardhout en voorzien van de kenmerkende halfgesloten ogen met witte kaolien-klei rondom de oogkassen. 
Op het voorhoofd en de wangen zijn traditionele scarificaties (littekenpatronen) ingekerfd, waaronder het kruisvormige cingelyengelye-motief. 
De haardracht bestaat uit handgevlochten plantaardige vezels en een gevlochten rand langs de kaaklijn.

• Herkomst: Angola / D.R. Congo (Chokwe)
• Datering: Ca. 1950
• Materiaal: Hout, kaolien (witte klei), plantaardige vezels, metaal

Inclusief presentatiestandaard. 

Afmeting: ca. 49 x 36 x 22 cm.
Gewicht: 1050 gram.

Het kavel zal zorgvuldig worden verpakt en verzonden worden met Post NL.
Aangetekend en verzekerd.


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The hand-carved Chokwe Mwana Pwo mask, made around 1950 from dark hardwood, kaolin and plant fibres, comes with a metal display stand and was acquired in the Netherlands from a private collection via an auction house in 2026.

Chokwe, Tshokwe/Quioco Chokwe Pwo mask Mwana Pwo. (No reserve price)

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The hand-carved Chokwe Mwana Pwo mask, made around 1950 from dark hardwood, kaolin and plant fibres, comes with a metal display stand and was acquired in the Netherlands from a private collection via an auction house in 2026.

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