Mask (mwaash aMbooy) / Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba

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Accession Number
1985/1.143
Title
Mask (mwaash aMbooy)
Artist Nationality
Congolese (Zairean)
Object Creation Date
1900-1985
Object Creation Place
Africa (continent)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the (nation)
Creation Place 1
Africa (continent)
Dimensions
42 cm x 31 cm x 27.5 cm (16 9/16 in. x 12 3/16 in. x 10 13/16 in.)
Century
20th century
Primary Object Classification
Costume and Costume Accessory
Primary Object Type
mask
Physical Description
Mask of a human figure. Embellished with presitious materials: dyed cloth, leopard skin, cowry shells, glass beads.
Subject Matter
This mask depicts the founding Kuba king. Through masquerade, the current Kuba king reenacts the founding of the kingdom, defeating all obstacles in his way. The king links his own reign to the ancestral kings, legitimizing his own rule.
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985 x 1397
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Record
1985/1.143
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"Mask (mwaash aMbooy); Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1985-sl-1.143/1985_1.143ft.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 19, 2024.
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