Mwana pwo mask, cross on the forehead

Bode Museum

Mask

Wood, plant fibers, clay, metal, glass

20th century acquired in 19 from Ch.-J. Massar, III C 45043

Masks from Angola often convey notions of female beauty. In contrast to other works in this section, whose artists used materials of value to elevate the status of the objects, here it is the extraordinary skill with which ordinary materials have been used that sets this mask apart. Bode Museum, Ethnologisches Museum

Supplementary images:

Mask from Chokwe Angola, four-point sign on the forehead, Bode Museum, Ethnologisches Museum

Taken on Tuesday 06th of August 2019

Device: Google

Model: Pixel 3 XL

Genre: 20th Century

Source: Berlin, Germany

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