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Photo by Margaret Carson Hubbard, 1935 chokwe ? Ap Art History 250, Black History, African Masks, African Art, Dance Pictures, Old Pictures, African Voodoo, African Words, Art Premier

Ap Art History 250

174 - Female (Pwo) mask. Photo by Margaret Carson Hubbard, 1935

Africa | Lukulukulengue ~ "Chokwe", Zambia. | ©Francois d’El Arte Tribal, Tribal Art, African Masks, African Art, Art Central, Tribal Costume, African Sculptures, Art Premier, Art Africain

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Africa | Lukulukulengue ~ "Chokwe", Zambia. | ©Francois d’El

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Plague Doctor Mask

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Africa | Masked Chokwe dancer. Dilolo, Lualaba District, Katanga Province, Belgian Congo. ca. 1958. || Press Photo; C. Lamote African Masks, African Art, Art Central, Belgian Congo, Photo Dream, Tribal Costume, Art Premier, African Tribes, Masks Art

Africa | Masked Chokwe dancer. Dilolo, Lualaba District, Katanga Province, Belgian Congo. ca. 1958. || Press Photo; C. Lamote

Africa | "Circumcision dance". Angola || Vintage photographic print; Luz Mission. African Artists, African Tribes, Tribal Dance, Tribal Art, Full Body Suit, Body Suits, Congo, Art Central, Art Premier

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Africa | "Circumcision dance". Angola || Vintage photographic print; Luz Mission.

Luvale people of NW Zambia Tribal Dance, Tribal Art, African Masks, African Art, Congo, Post Apocalyptic Costume, Plague Mask, Traditional African Clothing, Steampunk Mask

Post Apocalyptic Costume

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Luvale people of NW Zambia

A traditional dancer performs during ceremony, Lusaka, Zambia Tribal Costume, Folk Costume, Congo, Art Painting Tools, Art Premier, Victoria Falls, Out Of Africa, African Countries, Africa Travel

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A traditional dancer performs during ceremony, Lusaka, Zambia. BelAfrique - your personal travel planner - www.BelAfrique.com

A mingandji to Mukoso with wooden masks (photo Henri Nicolai, African Masks, African Art, Sculpture Art, Sculptures, Congo, Statues, Human Oddities, Art Premier, Old Photography

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Some wonderful old photographs taken by Henri Nicolaï and originally published in the journal BELGEO. Most were taken in 1955 and 1957 ...

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A Luvale Mwana Pwevo ("young woman") mask performing honoring Luvale Paramount Chief Ndungu. African Masks, African Art, African Dance, Ap Art History 250, African Diaspora, Ocean Art, Tribal Art, Republic Of The Congo, Art And Architecture

Ap Art History 250

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Chokwe Mwana Pwo mask

A Luvale Mwana Pwevo ("young woman") mask performing during con-'irmatory ceremonies honoring Luvale Paramount Chief Ndungu. Zambia, 1997. Photo Manuel Jordan. A fiber-and-resin mask representing a more immature young woman, Chiwigi, is visible at right. The masks share the positive influences of the ancestral spirits with the community and show contrasting or comparable social and moral values.

Makishi Masquerade, Chokwe people from Angola Congo, African Masks, African Art, Arte Tribal, Art Premier, Statue, African American History, West Africa, Village People

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Makishi Masquerade, Chokwe people from Angola

Africa | Chokwe group of musicians playing a sanza gourd. Photo taken by Dr Emile Muller between 1923 and 1938 Old Pictures, Old Photos, Funny Pictures, All Music Instruments, Art Premier, African Artists, Mystique, Cultural, Gourd Art

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Lamellophone – Musiciens avec sanza

Africa | Chokwe group of musicians playing a sanza gourd. Photo taken by Dr Emile Muller between 1923 and 1938

Chokwe artist Boy's Initiation Photo by Manuel Jordán African Masks, African Art, Art Central, Tribal Costume, Arte Tribal, Vintage Advertising Posters, Beauty Around The World, Art Africain, African Tribes

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MLJ018 - Art & Life in Africa - The University of Iowa Museum of Art

Africa | Boy's initiation ceremony. Chokwe people, Zambia | ©Manuel Jordán

Pwo mask dancer from the Chokwe people. Near Gungu, Democratic Republic of Congo. African Dance, African Art, African Design, Statues, Folk, Monuments, African Tribes, Masks Art, African Masks

Africa | Pwo mask dancer from the Chokwe people. Near Gungu, Democratic Republic of Congo. 1970 | ©Eliot Elisofon:

Field photo from a post card featuring a Lwena Pwevo/Pwo performer… African Masks, African Art, Ap Art History 250, All About Africa, Mask Dance, Art Premier, Indigenous Art, West Africa, Mascaras

Ap Art History 250

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Luvale - Lwena Mwana Pwevo mask

Field photo from a 1920's post card featuring a Lwena Pwevo/Pwo performer holding a flywhisk and hand rattle made from a tin can. The mask dances with the women who clap and sing to musically accompany the performer. Photo from Baltimore Museum of Art From "CHOKWE! - Art and Initiation Among Chokwe and Related Peoples". Relates to Female (Pwo) mask. Chokwe peoples (Democratic Republic of the Congo). Late 19th to early 20th century C.E. Wood, fiber, pigment, and metal.

Pwo mask dancer, near Gungu, Congo (Democratic Republic) African Masks, African Art, African History, Arte Tribal, Tribal Art, Congo, Ceramic Mask, African Tribes, Afro

African History

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Africa | Pwo mask dancer from the Chokwe people. Near Gungu, Democratic Republic of Congo. 1970 | ©Eliot Elisofon

Dancer in 'Chihongo' (male) mask from Chokwe people. Congo, Angola or Zambia. Arte Tribal, Tribal Art, African Culture, African History, African American Art, African Art, Tanzania, Roland Paris, Congo

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Masque Chokwe Mwana Pwo (Angola)

Africa | Pwo mask dancer from the Chokwe people. Near Gungu, Democratic Republic of Congo. 1970 | ©Eliot Elisofon African Tribes, African Diaspora, African Masks, African Art, Old Pictures, Old Photos, African Sculptures, Black Image, Naturaleza

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Africa | Pwo mask dancer from the Chokwe people. Near Gungu, Democratic Republic of Congo. 1970 | ©Eliot Elisofon

Pwo mask century Geography:Angola Culture:Chokwe peoples Medium:Wood, fiber, pigment Dimensions:H. x x cm) Classification:Wood Credit Line:Private collection Arte Tribal, Tribal Art, Africa Art, West Africa, Art Premier, Statues, Masks Art, African Masks, African Culture

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Pwo mask | Chokwe peoples | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Pwo mask Chokwe peoples Angola 19th c Private collection exhibition heroic africans - metropolitain museum of art

Ancestral mask representing Mwendumba (a lion) made and performed by Charles Chitofu. Chokwe peoples, Chitofu Village, Zambia, Photo by Manuel Jordán. African Culture, African Art, Spiritual Path, Custom Art, Art Museum, Sculpture Art, Lion, Artist, Painting

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Ancestral mask representing Mwendumba (a lion) made and performed by Charles Chitofu. Chokwe peoples, Chitofu Village, Zambia,

CHOKWE Mwana Pwo Mask. Angola. 18cm.(wood only). Wood, veg.mat. Mid 20thC. Coll.PD-Jipsinghuizen-NL. African Masks, African Art, Ready For Marriage, African Sculptures, Art Premier, Masks Art, Beautiful Mask, African Design, The Victim

Ready For Marriage

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CHOKWE Mwana Pwo Mask. Angola. 18cm.(wood only). Wood, veg.mat. Mid 20thC. Coll.PD-Jipsinghuizen-NL.

Art and Initiation in Western Zambia - Art & Life in Africa - The University of Iowa Museum of Art Lund, Papua New Guinea, Medium Art, African Art, Iowa, Art Museum, Westerns, University, Art Life

Papua New Guinea

MLJ001 - Art & Life in Africa - The University of Iowa Museum of Art

Mask representing a Lunda female chief, Chokwe peoples, Chitofu Village, Zambia, 1991. Photo by Manuel Jordán.

Chief Kauka, Lunda-Chokwe, Angola. READ article Ready For Marriage, Traditional African Clothing, Tribal Warrior, African Royalty, Warrior King, African Art, African Tribes, People Of The World, Archetypes

Ready For Marriage

Traditional African Clothing

African Royalty

People Of The World

Chokwe

Chief Kauka, Lunda-Chokwe, Angola. READ article