Chokwe Sculpture of a Kapu-Kulu, 20th Century CE
Wood
height 38.1 cm
height 15 in
height 15 in
LO.1242
The Chokwe refer to their ancestors as the 'pemba ya mwono people.' It translates as 'the pure' or 'blessed ones'. This sculpture shows the Kapu-Kulu sending out a praise and...
The Chokwe refer to their ancestors as the 'pemba ya mwono people.' It translates as 'the pure' or 'blessed ones'. This sculpture shows the Kapu-Kulu sending out a praise and message to the ancestral spirits.