Chokwe Wood Mask
Title
Chokwe Wood Mask
Subject
Chokwe
Description
This is an example of a male head mask having a headdress made of feathers and fibers. The common features are distinct curving lines surrounding the brow and cheekbone. On the forehead is a carved scarification mark referred to as cingelyengelye. This mask could have been used in an initiation ceremony.
Source
Angola
Files
Collection
Citation
“Chokwe Wood Mask,” Virtual AARLCC, accessed April 29, 2024, https://browardcountylibrary.omeka.net/items/show/145.