Mwana Pwo Mask

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

mediaCollectionId

AMICO~1~1

The AMICA Library

Collection

true

AMICA ID:

MIA_.86.16

amicoid

MIA_.86.16

AMICA ID

false

AMICA Library Year:

1998

aly

1998

AMICA Library Year

false

Object Type:

Sculpture

oty

Sculpture

Object Type

false

Creator Name:

Chokwe

crn

Chokwe

Creator Name

false

Creator Nationality:

African; Central African; Congolese

crc

African; Central African; Congolese

Creator Nationality

false

Creator Role:

artist

crr

artist

Creator Role

false

Creator Name-CRT:

Chokwe

crt

Chokwe

Creator Name-CRT

false

Title:

Mwana Pwo Mask

otn

Mwana Pwo Mask

Title

false

View:

Front

rid

Front

View

false

Creation Date:

about 1910

oct

about 1910

Creation Date

false

Creation Start Date:

1908

ocs

1908

Creation Start Date

false

Creation End Date:

1912

oce

1912

Creation End Date

false

Materials and Techniques:

wood, raffia, beads

omd

wood, raffia, beads

Materials and Techniques

false

Dimensions:

H.7-1/4 (mask); H.10-1/2 x W.10-1/2 in. (headdress)

met

H.7-1/4 (mask); H.10-1/2 x W.10-1/2 in. (headdress)

Dimensions

false

Component Measured:

overall

mcm

overall

Component Measured

false

Measurement Unit:

in

mdu

in

Measurement Unit

false

AMICA Contributor:

The Minneapolis Institute of Arts

oon

The Minneapolis Institute of Arts

AMICA Contributor

false

Owner Location:

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

oop

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Owner Location

false

ID Number:

86.16

ooa

86.16

ID Number

false

Credit Line:

The Putnam Dana McMillan Fund

ooc

The Putnam Dana McMillan Fund

Credit Line

false

Rights:

http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html

orl

<a href="http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html"target="_new">http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html</a>

Rights

false

Context:

The Mwana Pwo (young woman) mask represents the female ancestor of the Chokwe people. It embodies ideal feminine beauty and records traditional Chokwe facial scarification patterns.

The Mwana Pwo mask is always worn by a man who is disguised as a woman with a bodysuit, false breasts, and a cotton skirt. In dances performed for the ruler and the entire community, Mwana Pwo is sometimes accompanied by the male ancestor mask, Cihongo. Cihongo symbolizes authority and wealth; Mwana Pwo symbolizes generative power. During the performance, the Mwana Pwo dancer mimics and exaggerates the mannerisms of young Chokwe women.

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<P>The Mwana Pwo (young woman) mask represents the female ancestor of the Chokwe people. It embodies ideal feminine beauty and records traditional Chokwe facial scarification patterns.</P><P>The Mwana Pwo mask is always worn by a man who is disguised as a woman with a bodysuit, false breasts, and a cotton skirt. In dances performed for the ruler and the entire community, Mwana Pwo is sometimes accompanied by the male ancestor mask, Cihongo. Cihongo symbolizes authority and wealth; Mwana Pwo symbolizes generative power. During the performance, the Mwana Pwo dancer mimics and exaggerates the mannerisms of young Chokwe women. </P>

Context

false

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