Kisokolo mask

Unknown author20th century

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

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