The form and content of African art are embedded in myth and rooted in ancient traditions. These traditions have evolved, over generations, a visual expression of a way of life and a reflection of values. As a result, outsiders can have no more than an inkling of the content of Africa’s art objects. However, the aesthetic qualities of Chokwe art are immediately, accessible, and the entire breadth of the Chokwe peoples’ creative powers is revealed in their sculptures. An object of art is good when it has an effect, when the invisible becomes perceptible through a visible medium, when the intangible becomes palpable, and when form and content blend. Fascinatingly beautiful, sensual and erotic, powerful and imbued with grief and yearning, objects of the Chokwe are among the most impressive examples of African art.