Kholula mask
Yaka · Democratic Republic of the Congo
Reference: MFG-12
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- Height
- 84 cm
- Material
- Wood and pigments
Kholula masks are the masks of the initiates. They are large masks bordered by a kind of raffia beard with a high headdress on which figures…
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Full original description
Kholula masks are the masks of the initiates. They are large masks bordered by a kind of raffia beard with a high headdress on which figures or animals appear. respingona nose characteristic of the statuery Yaka.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- Mid-century XX
- Recorded weight
- 4 g
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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