Chokwe
Work detail
The Chokwe, the most famous and artistically prolific ethnic group in Angola, command a rich visual world, as this exhibition catalog illustrates using artworks carefully selected from prominent private and museum collections in the United States, Europe, Canada, and South America. One hundred and fifty of the finest masterpieces of the Chokwe are displayed here in vibrant color, as well as works from neighboring groups resident in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia, to include masks, chief's and ancestral figures, thrones, scepters, divination tools, and ceramic figures.
Overview
Shared work-level identity and catalog context.
Contributors
People credited with this work in the active catalog.
- Open Author
Birmingham Museum of Art (Birmingham, Ala.)
Editions
Publication-specific versions linked to this work only.