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Title |
Mask (Kakuungu) |
Date |
/ / |
Year Range from |
1900 |
Year Range to |
1980 |
Medium |
Wood with pigment, kaolin, and raffia fiber |
Dimensions |
H-25.5 W-14.5 D-8.5 inches |
Accession Number |
83.14 |
Department |
AFRICAN |
Description |
Large face mask in form of a highly stylized humanlike face with enormously exagerated cheek pouches and large protruding mouth, heavy chin, slit eyes, outlines in kaolin. Suku culture, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa. 20th century. |
Credit line |
Mr. and Mrs. Sol Levitt |
Search Terms |
20th Century Africa: Sub-Saharan Diversity African Carving Democratic Face Kaolin Mask Painting Pigment Raffia Fiber Republic of the Congo Sculpture Suku Culture Suku Peoples Wooden |