Face Mask (Mwana Pwo)

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Face Mask (Mwana Pwo): Carved pigmented wood face mask with slit eyes protruding mouth and teeth, and incised design depicting scarification
Face Mask (Mwana Pwo)

Carved pigmented wood face mask with slit eyes protruding mouth and teeth, and incised design depicting scarification

Name/Title

Face Mask (Mwana Pwo)

Entry/Object ID

2019.Br.150

Description

Carved pigmented wood face mask with slit eyes, protruding mouth and teeth, and incised design depicting scarification

Use

Festival dance

Context

Ideal female beauty; fertility

Collection

Dr. E.D.(Butch) & Judy Brodie African Art Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Chokwe People

Attribution

Attributed to

Role

Maker

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

Democratic Republic of Congo

Continent

Africa

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola

Continent

Africa

Culture/Tribe

Chokwe People

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Wood, Masks

Search Terms

Pigment, Mask

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Class

Performance

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

9-1/8 in

Width

6-11/16 in

Material

Pigment, Wood, Kaolin