African Mask Cihongo Tschokwe

Angola Human face with expressive features; the large, rounded forehead underlain by a round, brown hair, the protruding coffee bean eyes are set in large concave orbits, the protruding ears are marked by a semicircular tragus and pierced to wear a buckle, the short, flattened nose, the mouth is split horizontally showing pointed teeth, the chin is submerged in the horizontal disc of the paddle beard, numerous holes for fixing adornment around the edge. Mask danced and tinted with red ochre pigments. Height 30 cm and width 20 cm.

430 €