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

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Accession Number: 1983/2.187
Title: Royal Mask (Mwaash a Mbooy)
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
Artist Nationality: Congolese (Zairean)
Medium and Support: wood, cowrie shells and textiles
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 Prof. and Mrs. Horace M. Miner
Dimensions: 46.1 cm x 50 cm (18 1/8 in. x 19 11/16 in.)
Century: 20th century
Primary Object Classification: Costume and Costume Accessory
Primary Object Type: mask
Primary Keywords: masks; masks (costume); royalty
Secondary Keywords: aristocracy; costume; costume by function; groups of people; nobility; objects; objects we use; people; people (agents); people and culture; people and occupations; political figures; social classes; social classes by specific type; social groups; upper class
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 973 x 1405
File Size: 162 KB
Record: 1983/2.187
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Full citation: "Royal Mask (Mwaash a Mbooy); 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-2.187/1983_2.187.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.