Chokwe (lud)
| Populacja | 2.982.000 (2018) |
|---|---|
| Miejsce zamieszkania | Angola 1.721.000 |
| Język | chokwe |
| Religia | chrześcijaństwo (88%), religie plemienne (10%) |
| Pokrewne |
Chokwe – lud afrykański zamieszkujący głównie Angolę, Demokratyczną Republikę Konga i Zambię. Posługują się językiem chokwe, z grupy językowej bantu. Ich populację szacuje się na blisko 3 mln (2018)[1].
Na przełomie XV i XVI w. lud ten stworzył wielkie królestwo, miał rozwiniętą technologię, dzięki temu wiódł prym w handlu bronią[2].
Kultura
Chokwe słynie ze swoich tradycyjnych masek. Maski w tej społeczności używane są najczęściej podczas obrzędów inicjacji mukanda. Ceremonia ta dotyczy młodych chłopców, którzy poprzez serię, często bolesnych, praktyk muszą udowodnić swoją dorosłość[3].
(c) Brooklyn Museum, CC BY 3.0
(c) Brooklyn Museum, CC BY 3.0
(c) Brooklyn Museum, CC BY 3.0
Przypisy
- ↑ Chokwe. Joshua Project, 2018. [dostęp 2018-06-29]. (ang.).
- ↑ Felix Kaputu: Poprzez spotkanie z „obcym”, tworzymy siebie na nowo. Dziennik Polski, 2016. [dostęp 2018-06-29]. (pol.).
- ↑ Chokwe Mask History. Rebirth African Art Gallery. [dostęp 2018-06-29]. (ang.).
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Brooklyn Museum 69.168.2 Mask Mwana Pwo.jpg
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Mwana pwo (young woman) masks, danced by Chokwe men at festivals primarily for entertainment, are said to bestow increased fertility on the spectators. The masks represent female ancestors depicted as beautiful young women, with high foreheads, balanced features, filed teeth, and scarification. The scarification marks, which may duplicate those of the actual woman whose beauty inspired the carver, include the cingelyengelye design on the forehead. This cruciform design was probably derived from tin pendants traded into the Chokwe region by Portuguese voyagers as early as the seventeenth century.
(c) Brooklyn Museum, CC BY 3.0
Mwana pwo (young woman) masks, danced by Chokwe men at festivals primarily for entertainment, are said to bestow increased fertility on the spectators. The masks represent female ancestors depicted as beautiful young women, with high foreheads, balanced features, filed teeth, and scarification. The scarification marks, which may duplicate those of the actual woman whose beauty inspired the carver, include the cingelyengelye design on the forehead. This cruciform design was probably derived from tin pendants traded into the Chokwe region by Portuguese voyagers as early as the seventeenth century.
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Brooklyn Museum 69.168.2 Mask Mwana Pwo (3).jpg
(c) Brooklyn Museum, CC BY 3.0
Mwana pwo (young woman) masks, danced by Chokwe men at festivals primarily for entertainment, are said to bestow increased fertility on the spectators. The masks represent female ancestors depicted as beautiful young women, with high foreheads, balanced features, filed teeth, and scarification. The scarification marks, which may duplicate those of the actual woman whose beauty inspired the carver, include the cingelyengelye design on the forehead. This cruciform design was probably derived from tin pendants traded into the Chokwe region by Portuguese voyagers as early as the seventeenth century.
(c) Brooklyn Museum, CC BY 3.0
Mwana pwo (young woman) masks, danced by Chokwe men at festivals primarily for entertainment, are said to bestow increased fertility on the spectators. The masks represent female ancestors depicted as beautiful young women, with high foreheads, balanced features, filed teeth, and scarification. The scarification marks, which may duplicate those of the actual woman whose beauty inspired the carver, include the cingelyengelye design on the forehead. This cruciform design was probably derived from tin pendants traded into the Chokwe region by Portuguese voyagers as early as the seventeenth century.
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Girl's mask (mwana pwo), Chokwe people, Lower Congo, wood - Naturhistorisches Museum Nürnberg - Nuremberg, Germany - DSC03914.jpg
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Exhibit in the Naturhistorisches Museum Nürnberg - Nuremberg, Germany.
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Exhibit in the Naturhistorisches Museum Nürnberg - Nuremberg, Germany.
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Dance mask (pwo) - Chokwe - Royal Museum for Central Africa - DSC05873.JPG
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Exhibit in the Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren, Belgium. This object is old enough so that it is in the public domain. Photography was permitted in the museum without restriction.
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Exhibit in the Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren, Belgium. This object is old enough so that it is in the public domain. Photography was permitted in the museum without restriction.