Auction e-82 Tribal Art
By Bertolami Fine Art
May 30, 2020
Rome, Italy
saturday may 30 2020, 4 pm CET
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LOT 359:

A WOOD AND ROPE FEMALE 'PWO' MASK
Angola, Tchokwe

32 cm high

Provenance: ...

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Auction took place on May 30, 2020 at Bertolami Fine Art
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A WOOD AND ROPE FEMALE 'PWO' MASK
Angola, Tchokwe

32 cm high

Provenance: Vittorio Bellini (1936-2009) collection.

Despite being a female mask, during the rituals the 'pwo' was used by male dancers who wanted to express the virtues of women. The carvings that characterize it reproduce the typical scarification of the adult woman, a distinctive sign of feminine beauty.

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