Dramatic Museum Realia

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Dramatic Museum Realia: Masks: Africa: Gallery

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Chokwe mask of Mwana Po (beautiful girl)

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Title

Chokwe mask of Mwana Po (beautiful girl)

Description

Ornately carved oval wood mask with woven hood covering the head of wearer (in brown). Surface is highly polished and of high quality

Source

Dramatic Museum Realia
Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University

Identifier

DM number: M18.03
Box: 118

Coverage

Africa

Additional Item Metadata

Provenance

gift, Stanley Marcus through Carlebach, 1953

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Masks (costume)
wood, string, hair, fiber

Physical Dimensions

11"x8"

Citation

“Chokwe mask of Mwana Po (beautiful girl),” Columbia University Libraries Online Exhibitions, accessed December 31, 2024, https://exhibitions.library.columbia.edu/exhibits/show/realia/item/2442.

Rare Book & Manuscript Library / Butler Library, 6th Fl. East / 535 West 114th St. / New York, NY 10027 / (212) 854-5153 / rbml@libraries.cul.columia.edu

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