Pwo Mask early 20th Century, Tshikapa region, Kasai RD Congo, Africa Museum, Brussels, Belgium, Wood. ( This mask represents the ideal womanbut was worn by a man. Pwo has beautiful scarifications and filed teeth (all signs of beauty) and is a benevolent supernatural being.)

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Size: 4724px × 6578px
Location: Congo
Photo credit: © Peter Horree / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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