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Mask - Chokwe - Angola
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Mask - Chokwe - Angola

Masque - bois - chokwe - Angola L’ethnie Tshkwé ou Tchokwé habite l’Angola et la République Populaire du Congo. Leurs objets sont décorés de motifs géométriques caractéristiques de l’ethnie. Les masques Tshokwé sont portés soit pour des rites initiatiques, soit pour l’exercice du pouvoir politique et judiciaire, soit au cours de rites liés à la fécondité. Les statues représentent souvent leurs ancêtres Luba. Les masques Tshokwé, réalisés par des artisans sculpteurs sont en bois, ils sont souvent coiffés et sont reconnaissables à une scarification frontale en forme de croix. Ils sont souvent utilisés par des sociétés initiatiques. Les futurs initiés (tundanji), c’est-à-dire les garçons entre 8 et 12 ans, qui viennent d’être circoncis, séjournent pendant quelques mois dans un camp d’initiation en brousse pour y suivre un enseignement.

No. 94339649

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Mask - Chokwe - Angola

Mask - Chokwe - Angola

Mask - wood - chokwe - Angola

The Tshkwé or Tchokwé ethnic group lives in Angola and the People's Republic of Congo. Their objects are decorated with geometric patterns characteristic of the ethnic group.
Tshokwé masks are worn either for initiation rites, or for the exercise of political and judicial power, or during rites linked to fertility.
The statues often represent their Luba ancestors. The Tshokwé masks, made by sculptor artisans, are made of wood; they are often adorned and are recognizable by a front scarification in the shape of a cross.
They are often used by initiation societies. The future initiates (tundanji), that is to say boys between 8 and 12 years old who have just been circumcised, stay for a few months in a bush initiation camp to receive instruction.

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