African Tribal Art: Mbunda People, Angola: Sachihongo Mask, Carved wood, with custom-made steel display stand.
The Sachihongo mask and costume commonly represents the spirit of an ancestral hunter armed with a bow. The subject may also be addressed as an ancestral chief or diviner.
21.5H x 10.5W x 9.75D, 36.5H on stand (inches).
Private Collection, Massachusetts, Private Collection, New York
Condition
Good condition. Minor abrasions, some minor wood losses along the outer edges.
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