A fine Tschokwe mask
Mask with headdress. Tschokwe people of Zaïre. Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Probable age 1950's . Provenance: Bought it at a Belgian auction.
Height: 8.2 inches, 21 cm and with coiffe +/- 30 cm.
Price: 2.500 € for this fine Tchokwe mask with coiffe
Wood, raffia fabric, cotton. Pointed teeth. Shiny Patina.
Probable age: Half twentieth century. Scarification on face & forehead.
Tribe info : Tchokwe-Lunda
Bibliography:
Chokwe
Art and Initiation Among Chokwe and Related Peoples
(Hardcover)
Magnificently loaded with elegant plates of ceremonial and tribal objects
from the Chokwe tribe and others in Angola, this exhibition catalog accompanies
a show originating at the Birmingham
Museum of Art in Alabama; editor Jordan, who spent more than two years with
the Chokwe and related tribes, is the museum's curator. The objects are mostly
carved wood, but their polished, stylized vision of people and nature and the
variety and especially the depth of feeling in masks raise them far above
craft. The pieces are shown alone, as in a museum exhibit, with art stressed
more than anthropology. To remedy this, seven scholarly articles by authorities
on the Chokwe appear throughout, along with photos of native life. While this
puts into context objects like whistles, thrones, and the intriguing divination
baskets full of tiny magical charms, it has a somewhat choppy effect. One of a
series of books on African art by Prestel (e.g., African Art from the Han Corey
Collection, LJ 6/15/98 ), this covers a seldom-visited area rich in heritage.
For larger art-oriented and college libraries. AGay W. Neale, Southside
Virginia Community Coll. Lib., Alberta Copyright 1999 Reed Business
Information, Inc.
Birmingham Museum of Art (Birm Ala.)
Chokwe by Manuel Jordan ( Surveys the history, culture, and contemporary life of the Chokwe people of Angola, Zaire, and Zimbabwe. )
Price: 2.500 € for this fine Tchokwe mask with coiffe
Price: 2.500 € for this fine Tchokwe mask with coiffe
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