Add to ORKGSeated Female figures with almond-shaped eyes, realistic mouth shapes, and curved eyebrows meeting over the nose are features common to both Chokwe and Shinji carvings. They usually integrate different parts of their mythology that represents their community’s beliefs. Their artworks reflect the ideas, beliefs, and history that their people have kept throughout the centurieshttps://digitalcommons.pvamu.edu/african-sculptures-and-masks/1016/thumbnail.jp
These headdresses, also called ci wara, are carved to honor that original mythical being. Under Ci W...
This artifact is of a young adolescent female standing figure was made primarily to be used by their...
The stool was reserved for the most powerful individuals in a community. Only a king or chief would ...
This oval-shaped mask carved of wood .They usually integrate different parts of their mythology that...
The dance mask of a type known as Mwana Pwo, is regarded as an idealized depiction of a beautiful yo...
The traditional wood carvings are for ancestor and spirit cults, for initiation, medical and divinat...
The Oath Taker Fetish Power Figure by Kongo peoples. Central African power figures are among the ubi...
The Chokwe (or the Quiocos), one of Angola's most developed cultures in pre-colonial times, are best...
This is a power figure made by a Kongo artist. These figures are meant to serve communities, helping...
In Baule society, aesthetics play an important role not only in providing the sculptor with a worthy...
This Suku fetish figure (as called in older literature) or power figure, is attributed to the Suku p...
Seated female figures are usually shown with their legs tucked under them, their feet turned inward ...
This Yaka fetish figure (as called in older literature) or power figure, is attributed to the Suku p...
The masks are usually carved from wood and colored with red tukula powder, a dye made from the cam...
The female standing figures assume the same pose as the male, with hands-on either side of the belly...
These headdresses, also called ci wara, are carved to honor that original mythical being. Under Ci W...
This artifact is of a young adolescent female standing figure was made primarily to be used by their...
The stool was reserved for the most powerful individuals in a community. Only a king or chief would ...
This oval-shaped mask carved of wood .They usually integrate different parts of their mythology that...
The dance mask of a type known as Mwana Pwo, is regarded as an idealized depiction of a beautiful yo...
The traditional wood carvings are for ancestor and spirit cults, for initiation, medical and divinat...
The Oath Taker Fetish Power Figure by Kongo peoples. Central African power figures are among the ubi...
The Chokwe (or the Quiocos), one of Angola's most developed cultures in pre-colonial times, are best...
This is a power figure made by a Kongo artist. These figures are meant to serve communities, helping...
In Baule society, aesthetics play an important role not only in providing the sculptor with a worthy...
This Suku fetish figure (as called in older literature) or power figure, is attributed to the Suku p...
Seated female figures are usually shown with their legs tucked under them, their feet turned inward ...
This Yaka fetish figure (as called in older literature) or power figure, is attributed to the Suku p...
The masks are usually carved from wood and colored with red tukula powder, a dye made from the cam...
The female standing figures assume the same pose as the male, with hands-on either side of the belly...
These headdresses, also called ci wara, are carved to honor that original mythical being. Under Ci W...
This artifact is of a young adolescent female standing figure was made primarily to be used by their...
The stool was reserved for the most powerful individuals in a community. Only a king or chief would ...