Chokwe

Examples

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• Many families in Zambia proudly carry the surname Chokwe, reflecting their heritage.

• The sculpture was probably conceived as a status symbol to validate the claims to power of an important Chokwe chief.

  Academic text (1999)

• Pwo's male counterpart is Chihongo, the Chokwe spirit of wealth and power that is associated with chiefs.

  Academic text (1999)

• This piece may well have belonged to a Chokwe chief, but the image of the trader evokes the new wealth and status that many individuals achieved through their participation in the Portuguese-sponsored trade between the coast and the Angolan interior.

  Academic text (1999)

• Highlights include a fine Chokwe staff (Fig. 16, left) and a heavily encrusted Bambara N'tomo society mask, which could have provided an interesting challenge if placed in the "Formal Display."

  Academic text (1994)

• "Chokwe!" with its exclamation point, denotes the proud excitement a Chokwe person verbalizes when expressing his or her ethnic identity, although all the other Chokwe-related peoples represented in the exhibition would similarly proclaim their pride in being part of a rich cultural and artistic heritage.

  Academic text (1999)

• "Chokwe!" with its exclamation point, denotes the proud excitement a Chokwe person verbalizes when expressing his or her ethnic identity, although all the other Chokwe-related peoples represented in the exhibition would similarly proclaim their pride in being part of a rich cultural and artistic heritage.

  Academic text (1999)

• "Chokwe!" with its exclamation point, denotes the proud excitement a Chokwe person verbalizes when expressing his or her ethnic identity, although all the other Chokwe-related peoples represented in the exhibition would similarly proclaim their pride in being part of a rich cultural and artistic heritage.

  Academic text (1999)

• At the time, I thought it was part of an unusual, recent Chokwe-inspired tradition; after having traveled around Luluwa territory for a while without seeing any evidence of "traditional" art, I was rather skeptical about this mask in spite of the long palavers that preceded its ultimate "unveiling."

  Academic text (1999)

• The Chokwe people celebrate their identity with music and art, and the name Chokwe is central to their traditions.

Synonyms

T

Taj

vsChokwe

22 7.9

A personal name used for a man or as a family name in many cultures

is mainly used in some African communities rather than widely across cultures

B

Bol

vsChokwe

3 8.1

A family name that some people have, for example the basketball player Manute Bol

is mainly a male name used by some African communities not broadly elsewhere

M

Mingo

vsChokwe

1 9.5

A last name that some people also use as a first name

is mainly a male name used in some African communities rather than English ones

C

chazzan

vsChokwe

1 9.9

A Jewish family name

is mainly a male name used in African communities rather than Jewish ones

K

Khoja

vsChokwe

9.9

A family name used especially by people from South Asia or East Africa

is mainly a male name used in some African communities not South Asian ones

K

kadi

vsChokwe

9.9

A family or first name used by people in some countries

is specifically a male name used mainly in certain African communities

S

Shochet

vsChokwe

9.9

A Jewish family name

is mainly a male name used in African communities not Jewish ones

Surface Forms

Etymology