Mask (n-kisyan-khanda): possibly ndeemba
Mask (n-kisyan-khanda): possibly ndeemba

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Mask (n-kisyan-khanda): possibly ndeemba,

20th century, before 1975

Yaka artist
y1979-81

Information

Title
Mask (n-kisyan-khanda): possibly ndeemba
Dates

20th century, before 1975

Maker
Yaka artist
Medium
Wood, raffia, paint, cotton, and cane
Dimensions
63.0 cm x 57.0 cm x 40.0 cm (24 13/16 x 22 7/16 x 15 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Perry E. H. Smith, Class of 1957
Object Number
y1979-81
Place Made

Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Bandundu Province

Culture
African, Yaka
Type
masks (costume), ceremonial objects
Materials
raffia, paint, wood, cotton (textile), cane (plant material)
Techniques
carving, weaving, painting (coating)
Subject
rites of passage, initiations, trees, rituals (events), geometric patterns, men, sexuality

purchased by Perry E.H. Smith in Zaire (present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo) between 1971 and circa 1975; Princeton University Art Museum, 1979

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