Royal Mask (Ngaady a Mwaash) / Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba

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Accession Number: 1983/2.162
Title: Royal Mask (Ngaady a Mwaash)
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
Artist Nationality: Congolese (Zairean)
Medium and Support: wood, polychrome, glass beads, cowrie shells, cotton cloth and string
Object Creation Date: 1900-1983
Object Creation Place: Africa (continent); Congo, Democratic Republic of the (nation)
Creation Place 1: Africa (continent)
Creation Place 2: Congo, Democratic Republic of the (nation)
Credit Line: Gift of Al and Margaret Coudron
Dimensions: 35.5 cm x 18.5 cm x 28 cm (14 in. x 7 5/16 in. x 11 in.)
Century: 20th century
Primary Object Classification: Costume and Costume Accessory
Primary Object Type: mask
Primary Keywords: masks; royalty; shells
Secondary Keywords: combination inorganic/organic animal material; combination inorganic/organic material; descriptors; materials; materials by composition; objects; people and occupations; political figures; shell and shell material
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 1813 x 2856
File Size: 689 KB
Record: 1983/2.162
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Full citation: "Royal Mask (Ngaady a Mwaash); Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1983-sl-2.162/1983_2.162frt.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 18, 2024.