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
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Also In
Dramatic museum realia
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/D8BK2VZN