wood, brown and black patina, with regular facial features and rich tattoos corresponding to the prevailing ideal of beauty, abundant coiffure made from plant fibre cord, beaded ornaments, remains of a costume backside, pierced around the rim, min. dam., base;
the "mwana phwevo" masks were danced by men. They appear on various festive occasions in order to amuse the village people, especially women, with their charming dances.
H: 22,5 cm, H: 8,9 inch
Provenance:
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany
Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germany
Lit.: Hahner-Herzog, Iris, Das Zweite Gesicht, Genf, München, New York 1997, ill. 86
Continent: Africa

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