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Object type
mask
Materials
wood, raffia
Legend
The mask shown here with a sculpted "doll" in the place where normally a face would appear is a rather rare plastic variation of a ndeemba mask used in the mukanda ritual.
Place of collecting
Democratic Republic of the Congo > Bandundu > Kwango
Culture
Yaka
Acquisition related person
Rev. Father Jozef Van Wing, as donor
Date of acquisition
1924-06-14
Dimensions
67 cm x 50 cm x 45 cm
Inventory number
EO.0.0.27628
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