Female Beauty Mask (Mwano Pwo)
Female Beauty Mask (Mwano Pwo)
Wood face mask with incised scarification, slit eyes, carved teeth, and braided fiber wig.
Name/Title
Female Beauty Mask (Mwano Pwo)Entry/Object ID
2011.C-D.151Description
Medium wood face mask with incised scarification, slit eyes, carved teeth, and braided fiber wig.Collection
Jonathan A. Campbell & Tanya G. Dowdey African Art CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Chokwe PeopleAttribution
Attributed toRole
MakerDate made
circa 1950Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Country
AngolaContinent
AfricaEthnography
Cultural Region
Country
AngolaContinent
AfricaCulture/Tribe
Chokwe People