Moshambwooy Mask
Gallery Location
Not on View
Maker
Unidentified Kuba (Bakuba) artist
Medium
Cloth, fibre, pigment, shell, beads
Geography
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Date
Collected 1891-1911
Object number
939.2.35
Credit Line
This purchase was made possible with the support of The Reuben Wells Leonard Bequest Fund and the Members of the Royal Ontario Museum
Collection
Department
Art & Culture: Global Africa
Bibliography
Dance mask made of cloth, fibre decorated with glass beads and cowrie shells. Worn during dance performances and celebrations connected to the royal family.
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