This 5-escudo stamp from colonial Portuguese Angola portrays a Soba (chief) from Quela, Malange Province, symbolizing traditional authority within local African communities. The Soba is depicted in ceremonial attire—red draped cloth, ochre tunic, and distinctive headdress—against a stylized rural backdrop. Designed and printed by Courvoisier S.A., the issue belongs to the “Ethnographic Costumes” series, celebrating the diverse regional cultures of Angola during the mid-20th century. A fine piece for collectors of Portuguese colonial or African ethnographic themes.