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Object type
mask
Materials
raffia, pigment, hair / fur, vegetal fibre, textile
Legend
The example shown here is called Mbawa. It was not worn by young circumcised males but intervened at various moments during the mukanda. Mbawa drove away sorcerers and thieves. It was also the most effective mask for averting or summoning rain.
Place of collecting
Democratic Republic of the Congo > Bandundu > Kwango > Kwango-oriental
Culture
Yaka
Acquisition related person
Alphonse Joseph Marie Verhavert (°1871 - †1934), as donor
Date of acquisition
1910-07-26
Dimensions
circa 130 cm x 123 cm x 65 cm
Inventory number
EO.0.0.2289
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