Fine African Art Auction
Lot 111:
Height 14 inches, width 9 inches. Crack with old repair near corner of mouth.
Choker mask made with wood, fiber and pigments. This female mask called mwana pwo, was identified with beauty, fertility and other qualities. Softly modeled with an open mouth, slit eyes in oval socket, and delicate scarification, the mask male dancer would have worn a custom of skirt and feathered head
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