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Object type
mask
Materials
wood, raffia, pigment
Legend
This mask was an unusual interpretation of a Kholuka. While in the eye of a European, these mukanda masks may appear similar, as far as the Yaka artists and spectators were concerned they were quite different. For the artist, well sculpted features would be given a headdress which corresponded to an important mask of the mukanda such as Ndeemba or Kholuka.
Place of collecting
Democratic Republic of the Congo > Bandundu > Kwango
Culture
Yaka
Field collector
Anonymous
Date of acquisition
1930-02-28
Dimensions
37 cm x 24,5 cm x 29,5 cm
Inventory number
EO.0.0.31424
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