Figure, early-to-mid 20th century
Chokweexpand_more
Woodexpand_more
Gift of Reynold C. Kerrexpand_more 2000.140
Not on Viewexpand_more
The triangular patterns on the hat and torso of this figure refer symbolically to the protective scales of the pangolin, a small African mammal. Pangolins are associated with the ancestors in Chokwe society because they burrow into termite mounds, considered thresholds between the world of spirits and humans.
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