Lot: 342

101st Auction

Female ancestor spirit mask "pwo" or "mwana pwo"

Angola, Chokwe

Provenance Size Starting price / estimated price
Rudolf Leopold, Vienna, Austria H: 7.9 inch 600 EUR
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance

wood, colour pigments, remains of a costume made from net-like woven plant fibre


Jordán, Manuel (ed.), Chokwe!, München, London, New York 1998, p. 68 f.