Mask
Original Language TitleMukasha ka muadi
CultureKuba peoples, Northern Kete subgroup
Date20th century
MediumWood, fiber, copper, beads, and pigment
DimensionsOverall: 13 × 10 × 9 inches (33.02 × 25.4 × 22.86 cm)
Credit LineGift of Marc Leo Felix
Object numberF93-16
On View
On viewGallery Location
- L9
Collections
DescriptionA mask of roughly rectangular proportions with small pierced almond eyes, a triangular nose and a pursed mouth. A black raffia cloth head covering is attached to the top of the mask. The eyes and mouth of the mask are covered with copper. The face of the mask is covered with red pigment. The forehead of the mask is covered with black and white triangular decoration and black and white "tear" lines descend at an angle from the eyes of the mask. A strip of raffia cloth is attached to the back of the mask and carved wooden ears are attached to this cloth.ProvenancePrivate collection, Belgium [1];
With Marc Leo Félix, Brussels, Belgium, no. FX93185, by 1993;
His gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1993.
NOTES:
[1] According to Marc Leo Félix, in documentation provided at the time of the object’s gift, NAMA curatorial files. The identity of this collection is currently unknown.
Newsletter (The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, March 1994), 3, (repro.).
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