17 dic 1900 año - Female (Pwo) mask

Descripción:

Late 19th to early 20th century CE
Wood, fiber, pigment and metal
Chokwe peoples (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
• Danced by male dancer, represents ideal women
• Made and carved by a man
• To honor fertile women
• Matrilineal culture
• Dancer honors women in his life and female ancestor founder of chockwe
• Dance brings fertility and and pospertity to community
• Sense of calm on face and scarification, desrves respect
• Rafia woven to look like elaborate hairstyle
• White around eyes connects her to spiritual world