Mask (mwaash aMbooy) / Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1985/1.143
- Title
- Mask (mwaash aMbooy)
- Artist Nationality
- Congolese (Zairean)
- Medium and Support
- wood, paint, wool cloth, fiber cloth, cowrie shell, glass beads and leopa
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- 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
- 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.
- Primary Keywords
- beads
- kings (people)
- kuba (democratic republic of congo)
- masks
- masks (costume)
- royalty
- Secondary Keywords
- african
- african styles by region
- beads and sets of beads
- beadwork
- central and equatorial african styles
- central democratic republic of congo styles
- costume
- costume by function
- descriptors
- monarchs
- object genres
- object genres by form
- objects
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people and occupations
- people by occupation
- people in government and administration
- political figures
- rulers (people)
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- western democratic republic of congo styles
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 985 x 1397
- File Size
- 138 KB
- Record
- 1985/1.143
- Link to this Item
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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 May 05, 2024.