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Kisokolo mask

Unknown author20th century

Museum of Ethnology & Museum of Popular Art

Museum of Ethnology & Museum of Popular Art
Lisboa, Portugal

"Kisokolo" or "Issogulo", an elment mask, in polychrome wood, used at the exit of the circumcision yard, in the male initiation rites among the Nkanu (Angola).

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  • Title: Kisokolo mask
  • Creator: Unknown author
  • Date Created: 20th century
  • Location Created: Quimbele, Angola
  • Physical Dimensions: 60 cm
  • Type: Masks
  • Rights: Collection: National Museum of Ethnology. Image: DGPC/ADF
  • Medium: Wood, fabric, vegetable fibers, polychrome pigments
  • Catalog number: MNE: AM.820
Museum of Ethnology & Museum of Popular Art

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