File:Brooklyn Museum 69.168.2 Mask Mwana Pwo (3).jpg
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English: Mask (Mwana Pwo)
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English: Mask (Mwana Pwo) |
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| Description |
English: The eyes are bean-shaped with slit openings and are enclosed in flat raised circles formed by brown and cheek. Mouth is raised, with open flat lips exposing pointed teeth. The ears are small, extended and are drilled inside. An incised bar pattern appears on cheeks and forehead. A single drill hole at top rim of mask. Condition: good. Native repair (sewn crack) top of head and fron of right ear.
English: Mwana pwo (young woman) masks, danced by Chokwe men at festivals primarily for entertainment, are said to bestow increased fertility on the spectators. The masks represent female ancestors depicted as beautiful young women, with high foreheads, balanced features, filed teeth, and scarification. The scarification marks, which may duplicate those of the actual woman whose beauty inspired the carver, include the cingelyengelye design on the forehead. This cruciform design was probably derived from tin pendants traded into the Chokwe region by Portuguese voyagers as early as the seventeenth century. |
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| Date | 19th century | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | 7 1/2 x 3 1/8 x 5 1/2 in. (19.1 x 8 x 14 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Arts of Africa collection South Gallery, 1st Floor |
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| Credit line | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John McDonald | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source/Photographer | Online Collection of Brooklyn Museum; Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.69.168.2_print_threequarter1_bw.jpg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Permission (Reusing this file) |
  This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license. Attribution: Brooklyn Museum
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