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Chihongo represents a male spirit and refers to wealth and power. This mask would have only have been worn by a high-ranking member of society or his sons during festivities, especially during the proceedings of the mukanda, or male initiation Rites.

Cihongo Male ceremonial mask
wood, fabric, cord
Chokwe people
early 20th century
Angola, Africa.

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Video game lets you return African artifacts from Western museums | CNN In “Relooted,” players plan a heist to reclaim real-life African artifacts held in Western institutions.

Right up Sindika's alley ❖ Ça, Sindo aurait aimé !

Relooted, le jeu : formez votre crew de scientifiques, programmeurs et fighters, récupérer des artefacts africains volés
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Relooted soon - PC & Xbox. Art restitution for fun
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That's the 7th time we've visited Mozambique 🇲🇿
The last time was 6 months, 1 week, 5 days ago : Salão do Reino das Testemunhas de Jeová in #Chokwe - https://twitter.com/churchesofnote/status/TESTID

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A map showing the great circle route from Chókwè in Mozambique to a map pin at Sarswati temple, Katti, Bestada, Dailekh, Nepal

Sarswati temple in #Bestada, #Nepal -🇳🇵 is around 5,827 km or 3,642 miles from our previous place of worship Chókwè in #Chokwe, #Mozambique - 🇲🇿
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Salão do Reino das Testemunhas de Jeová in #Chokwe, #Mozambique has no wikipedia page, why not become an editor and add one?
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