Dance in Art

Male Face Mask (Chihongo)

Chokwe Angola or Democratic Republic of the Congo Central Africa

Medium:

Wood, raffia, burlap, turaco feathers, guinea fowl feathers, and pigment

Collection:

Arts of Africa

Source:

aic

Rights:

CC0 (Public Domain)

Male Face Mask (Chihongo), by Chokwe Angola or Democratic Republic of the Congo Central Africa, is a public-domain wood, raffia, burlap, turaco feathers, guinea fowl feathers, and pigment in the LODance gallery of dance in art. It's one of thousands of historic images tracing how dancing has been seen and celebrated across the centuries.