COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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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:
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
Related Image Identifier Link:
MIA_.1479c.tif
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MIA_.1479c.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
false