Mask / Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Lula

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Accession Number: 1985/1.138
Title: Mask
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Lula
Artist Nationality: Congolese (Zairean)
Medium and Support: wood, cotton yarns, cowrie shells, paint
Object Creation Date: circa 1950
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 Allen Roberts in memory of Sidney H. Roberts
Dimensions: 41 cm x 25.6 cm x 8 cm (16 1/8 in. x 10 1/16 in. x 3 1/8 in.)
Century: 20th century
Primary Object Classification: Costume and Costume Accessory
Primary Object Type: mask
Primary Keywords: cowrie shell; masks; masks (costume); shells; wood (plant material)
Secondary Keywords: combination inorganic/organic animal material; combination inorganic/organic material; costume; costume by function; descriptors; materials; materials by composition; materials by origin; objects; objects we use; plant material; shell (animal material); shell and shell material; wood and wood products
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 912 x 1296
File Size: 79 KB
Record: 1985/1.138
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Full citation: "Mask; Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Lula." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1985-sl-1.138/1985_1.138.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 17, 2024.