Female Face Mask (Mwana Pwo)
date
n.d.
creation place
Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo or Angola
medium & support
Carved wood with attached cotton and raffia woven hat with bead and button decorations
measurements
12 1/4 x 8 1/8 x 9 1/2 in. (31.12 x 20.62 x 24.13 cm)
credit line
David T. Owsley Collection
accession number
L2009.009.029
keywords
African religion, Africans, animal, biology, body, ceremonial mask, ceremonial object, ceremonies, civilization, clothes, clothing, Corpo humano, costume, cult, culture, disguise, earth, family, female, female ancestors, female figures, fertility, fertility rituals, human being, human figure, initiation, mask, materiality, Mwana Pwo, nationality, nature, non-Christian religion, offspring, pregnancy, procreation, puberty, race (human), religion, reptile, Ripa, rite, ritual object, rituals, sex, snake, snakes, society, supernatural, tribal religion, woman, world
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