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Mask (Pwo or mwana pwo)

Mask (Pwo or mwana pwo)

Gallery Location

Not currently on view

Unknown

Artist/Maker
Unknown (Angolan, Congolese, or Zambian, Chokwe People)
Title
Mask (Pwo or mwana pwo)
Date
Mid-20th century
Material & Process
Wood and plant fiber
Dimensions
15 x 7 x 4 1/2 in. overall
Credit
Gift of Eva, Louise, Estelle, and Emily Young in honor of Crawford Young
Inventory No.
2021.5.1
Classification
Sculpture
Location
Angola

Related

Late 1960s-early 1970s, acquired by Crawford Young most likely in Democratic Republic of the Congo; Crawford and Rebecca Young (Madison, WI); 2020, by inheritance to Crawford Young’s daughters (Eva, Louise, Estelle, and Emily Young); 2021, gifted to the Chazen Museum of Art

  • High, Freida. "Traditional African Art, a Female Focus." Madison: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 1981. p. [35], cat. no. 9 [II A]
  • High, Frieda. "Traditional Art of Sub-Saharan Africa." Department of Afro-American Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1972. no. 82

  • Traditional African Art: A Female Focus: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 6/20/1981–7/26/1981
  • Traditional Art of Sub-Saharan Africa: Memorial Union and African Studies Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 10/2/1972–10/29/1972
  • Crawford Young Collection (2019): Capitol Lakes, Madison, WI

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