113 FIG. 10 (left): Hamba figure of a type called chisola with a miniature anthropomorphic figure attached to its chest. These represent schematic/ geometric stylization typical of divination and healing arts. Chokwe, Angola. Late 19th or early 20th century. Wood, leather, string, metal. Ex Walter Bareiss. Fowler Museum at UCLA, X2013.53.1; Gift of Taylor and Julie Moore. Photograph courtesy of the donors. FIG. 11 (right): Pwevo/Pwo mask representing a female chief or a chief’s wife (indicated by the consecutive arched diadems) with a schematic/geometric treatment of the head volumes comparable to those found in some divination figures. Luchazi, eastern Angola or western Zambia. Late 19th or early 20th century. Wood. Ex Walter Bareiss. Fowler Museum at UCLA, X2013.53.2; Gift of Taylor and Julie Moore. Photograph courtesy of the donors. FIG. 12 (right): Figure representing a chief with facial features and other anatomical details reflecting the exploration of naturalistic elements that developed in court arts in the late 19th century. Chokwe, Angola. Late 19th or early 20th century. Private collection. Photo: Robert C. Kato. FIG. 13 (far right): Early illustration of a Chokwe Pwo mask performer published by Portuguese explorer Henrique Carvalho in 1890. Carvalho journeyed (1884–1888) into the lands of the Lunda and Chokwe at a time considered the peak of their political and cultural achievements. From H. A. Dias de Carvalho, Ethnographia e história tradicional dos povos da Lunda. Lisboa: Imprensa Nacional, 1890.
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