Chokwe Mask Of Mwana Po (beautiful Girl)
- Title
- Chokwe Mask Of Mwana Po (beautiful Girl)
- Abstract
- Ornately carved oval wood mask with woven hood covering the head of wearer (in brown). Surface is highly polished and of high quality
- Collection Name
- Dramatic Museum Realia
- Shelf Location
- Box no. 118, DM number: M18.03
- Subjects
- Chokwe (African people)
- Format
- masks (costume); objects
- Genre
- Masks, African
- Origin Information
- Africa
- Date
- between 1700 and 1966
- Physical Description
- 11" x 8"
- Note
- Date range based on the date range ([18th c.]-1966) of the Dramatic Museum Realia collection
- Note (Original format)
- wood, string, hair, fiber
- Note (Ownership)
- Gift, Stanley Marcus through Carlebach, 1953
- Library Location
- Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content
- Also In
- Dramatic museum realia
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/D8BK2VZN