female ancestor figure, unrecorded Chokwe artist

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unrecorded Chokwe artist, female ancestor figure
unrecorded Chokwe artist, female ancestor figure
unrecorded Chokwe artist
female ancestor figure
late 1800s–1914
unrecorded Chokwe artist, artist
female ancestor figure, late 1800s–1914
Where object was made: Angola
Material/technique: wood
Credit line: Gift of Claude D. Brown
Accession number: 2007.0891
Not on display
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Exhibition Label:
"Chokwe Art from the Claude D. Brown Collection," Feb-2000
This figure represented a family ancestor. The elaborate body scarification identifies her as a woman who completed different types of initiation, distinguishing her as a mature and fulfilled woman.
Artists are allowed great freedom of expression with ancestor figures because human qualities, scarification, hairstyle, and anatomical detail are appropriate parts of the representation.

Exhibitions

Chokwe Art from the Claude D. Brown Collection
2000