Mask in the Form of a Pig’s Head ([Mukishi wa] Ngulu)

Chokwe Angola

Date

Early 20th century

Medium

Wood, pigment, fiber, [animal? pig?] teeth, and metal

Dimensions

25.4 × 17.8 × 22.3 cm (10 × 7 × 8 3/4 in.)

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Location

Chicago, IL

Credit

Gift of the Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts

Also notable

Works in the same vein

Female Face Mask (Mwana Pwo)

Chokwe Angola or Democratic Republic of the Congo Central Africa

Male Face Mask (Chihongo)

Chokwe Angola or Democratic Republic of the Congo Central Africa