Accession Number
1983/2.187

Title
Royal Mask (Mwaash a Mbooy)

Artist(s)
Kuba

Artist Nationality
Kuba (Democratic Republic of Congo style)

Object Creation Date
1900-1983

Medium & Support
wood, cowrie shells and textiles

Dimensions
18 1/8 in x 19 11/16 in (46.1 cm x 50 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Prof. and Mrs. Horace M. Miner

Primary Object Classification
Wood and Woodcarving

Primary Object Type
mask

Collection Area
African

Rights
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Keywords
funeral ornaments (personal ornament)
geometric motifs
initiations
masks
masquerades
prestige
royalty