Chokwe

A Bantu-speaking people historically living in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Zambia; they are best known for their wood carving.

Dates

to today

Places

Africa > Central Africa > Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola

Basics Works of Art

Chokwe

A Bantu-speaking people historically living in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Zambia; they are best known for their wood carving.

Dates

to today

Places

Africa > Central Africa > Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola

Basics Works of Art

Basics to get you started

Masquerade basics

Works of Art

Female (pwo) Mask

early 20th century

Chair or throne (Chokwe peoples)

19th–20th century

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Chokwe

Chokwe

Basics to get you started

Masquerade basics

Works of Art

Female (pwo) Mask

Chair or throne (Chokwe peoples)

Donatello, David

Nicolas Poussin, The Holy Family on the Steps

Merovingian Looped Fibulae

Gentile Bellini, Procession in Piazza San Marco

The Neonian Baptistry, Ravenna

Marginalia in the Rutland Psalter

The Mausoleum of Galla Placidia

Maruyama Ōkyo, Geese Over a Beach

Minaʾi Bowl with Courtly and Astrological Motifs

Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun, Leaving My Reservation to Go to Ottawa and Fight for a New Constitution

Chokwe

Chokwe

Basics to get you started

Masquerade basics

Works of Art

Female (pwo) Mask

Chair or throne (Chokwe peoples)

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Donatello, David

Nicolas Poussin, The Holy Family on the Steps

Merovingian Looped Fibulae

Gentile Bellini, Procession in Piazza San Marco

The Neonian Baptistry, Ravenna

Marginalia in the Rutland Psalter

The Mausoleum of Galla Placidia

Maruyama Ōkyo, Geese Over a Beach

Minaʾi Bowl with Courtly and Astrological Motifs

Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun, Leaving My Reservation to Go to Ottawa and Fight for a New Constitution