Antique Chokwe Helmet Mask From Congo and Angola 10x9 in tchokwe The Igbo use thousands of

The Igbo use thousands of masks

dance at various ceremonies

they are used for initiations and to exercise political and social that is shared with the notable

Made in Ghana from Ikoro Wood

bones shells animal heads are part of the characteristic

Antique Chokwe Helmet Mask From Congo and Angola 10x9 in tchokwe The Igbo use thousands ofOne million Chokwe (at least 30 different spellings all based upon the name these people call themselves, Kocokwe, in plural Tucokwe) have spread out over a wide area in the eastern Angola, southern DRC and Zambia. Their history dated back to the 15th century, when a Lunda queen married a Luba prince Chibinda Ilunga. A significant member of the Lunda aristocracy so disapproved of the marriage that they migrated south to present day Angola. Once