Mask Cuenco
Baluba · Democratic Republic of the Congo
Reference: MCYC-21
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- Height
- 11 cm
- Material
- Wood, leather and pigments
Rounded mask like most of the scarce luba masks, with a certain resemblance to the female kifwebé masks, but it seems to be a sacred mask…
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Full original description
Rounded mask like most of the scarce luba masks, with a certain resemblance to the female kifwebé masks, but it seems to be a sacred mask that also gives the impression of having served for utilitarian purposes, as a bowl to contain water or other elements, perhaps for a ritual purpose, such as serving the dead for their transit to the afterlife.
Further technical information
- Width
- 28 cm
- Attributed period
- First third of the century XX
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Democratic Republic of the Congo. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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