http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/109595/misi-gwa-so-o-chimpanzee-mask-gallery-label-current ArtsConnectEd.org Art Collector Set: Misi gwa so'o (Chimpanzee Mask): Gallery Label - Current http://www.artsconnected.org/images/favicon.png http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/109595/misi-gwa-so-o-chimpanzee-mask-gallery-label-current 16 16 http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/109595/misi-gwa-so-o-chimpanzee-mask-gallery-label-current Sat, 01 Jun 2002 00:00:00 -0400 <table cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Title</td> <td><h3>Misi gwa so'o (Chimpanzee Mask): Gallery Label - Current</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Author</td> <td><h3>Minneapolis Institute of Arts</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Date</td> <td><h3>2002-08-09</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label" style="padding-right:7px;">Institution</td> <td>Minneapolis Institute of Arts</td> </tr> </table><br/>Chimpanzees are rarely featured in African art because their resemblance to humans can be unsettling. An exception are the <i>misi gwa so'o</i> masks of the Hemba. The exaggerated features of the half-human, half-chimpanzee mask contrast greatly with the noble and reserved ancestral figures of the classic Hemba style. The wide, open mouth and raised eyebrows were not meant to be comical, but rather fearsome and terrifying. Misi gwa so'o masks were used at funerals to symbolize the presence of death. http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/109595/misi-gwa-so-o-chimpanzee-mask-gallery-label-current Chimpanzees are rarely featured in African art because their resemblance to humans can be unsettling. An exception are the misi gwa so'o masks of the Hemba. The exaggerated features of the half-human, half-chimpanzee mask contrast greatly with the noble and reserved ancestral figures of the classic Hemba style. The wide, open mouth and raised eyebrows were not meant to be comical, but rather fearsome and terrifying. Misi gwa so'o masks were used at funerals to symbolize the presence of death." type="image/jpeg" />Chimpanzees are rarely featured in African art because their resemblance to humans can be unsettling. An exception are the misi gwa so'o masks of the Hemba. The exaggerated features of the half-human, half-chimpanzee mask contrast greatly with the noble and reserved ancestral figures of the classic Hemba style. The wide, open mouth and raised eyebrows were not meant to be comical, but rather fearsome and terrifying. Misi gwa so'o masks were used at funerals to symbolize the presence of death." type="image/jpeg" />Copyright Minneapolis Institute of ArtsMinneapolis Institute of Arts