REGION: Africa
COUNTRY: Zambia
YEAR PRINTED: 1981
VALUE: 1 ngwee
This stamp is depicts a traditional Chokwe mask maker creating a Cikunza mask. The Chokwe people are spread over Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Zambia. The Zambian Chokwe are known in particular for the Cikunza masks, used by men’s secret societies for adult initiation rituals and to prepare for a prosperous hunt.
