Maskette (lukwakongo)
Maskette (lukwakongo)

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Maskette (lukwakongo),

ca. 1900

Lega artist
2015-6698

Information

Title
Maskette (lukwakongo)
Dates

ca. 1900

Maker
Lega artist
Medium
Wood, plant fiber, and kaolin
Dimensions
25.3 x 13.6 x 2.8 cm. (9 15/16 x 5 5/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Perry E. H. Smith, Class of 1957
Object Number
2015-6698
Place Made

Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Shabunda area

Culture
African, Lega
Type
masks (costume)
Materials
kaolin, plant fiber, wood
Techniques
carving
Subject
associations, white (color), rank, faces

purchased by Perry E.H. Smith in Zaire (present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo) between 1971 and circa 1975; Princeton University Art Museum, 2015

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