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Object type
mask
Materials
wood, feather, raffia
Legend
This example from the Popokabaka region belongs to the group of masks known as Ndeemba. During dances, which occurred at the end of the mukanda ritual, two young circumcised males would have the honour of covering the ndeemba masks which was always done two at a time.
Place of collecting
Democratic Republic of the Congo > Bandundu > Kwango > Popokabaka
Culture
Yaka
Acquisition related person
Alphonse Joseph Marie Verhavert (°1871 - †1934), as donor
Date of acquisition
1910-05-03
Dimensions
80 cm x 40 cm x 45 cm
Inventory number
EO.0.0.1929-2
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