Chokwe Mask | Exhibition Print Original Painting in masquerade

in masquerade

This book will allow you to explore your artistic side while deepening your understanding of a selection of female figures and deities within African mythology and folklore

kept alive through regular community performances

Custom Framing Options: Enhance your print with our custom framing options to make it ready to hang upon arrival

The composition draws thematic and compositional inspiration from Luca Giordano’s Perseus Turning Phineas and his Followers to Stone (The National Gallery)

Chokwe Mask | Exhibition Print Original Painting in masqueradeEdition: Limited to 10 Size: 29. 7cm x 42cm Paper: Somerset Velvet for Epson 255 gsm, 100% cotton rag From the Chokwe peoples of Angola and neighbouring regions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia. Chokwe masks are made to be worn in masquerade, where the face, costume, movement, and music work together to create a public character. Mwana Pwo (young woman) is one of the best known Chokwe masquerade figures. Carved by men and