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    Kuba (Democratic Republic of Congo). Face Mask. Wood, traces of pigment. Height: 9 ½ inches Width: 5 ¾ inches Depth: 1 ¾ i...

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    • African: , Kuba (Democratic Republic of Congo). Face Mask. Wood, traces of pigment. Height: 9 ½ inches Width: 5 ¾ inches Depth: 1 ¾ i...
    • African: , Kuba (Democratic Republic of Congo). Face Mask. Wood, traces of pigment. Height: 9 ½ inches Width: 5 ¾ inches Depth: 1 ¾ i...
    • African: , Kuba (Democratic Republic of Congo). Face Mask. Wood, traces of pigment. Height: 9 ½ inches Width: 5 ¾ inches Depth: 1 ¾ i...
    • African: , Kuba (Democratic Republic of Congo). Face Mask. Wood, traces of pigment. Height: 9 ½ inches Width: 5 ¾ inches Depth: 1 ¾ i...
    • African: , Kuba (Democratic Republic of Congo). Face Mask. Wood, traces of pigment. Height: 9 ½ inches Width: 5 ¾ inches Depth: 1 ¾ i...
    African: , Kuba (Democratic Republic of Congo). Face Mask. Wood, traces of pigment. Height: 9 ½ inches Width: 5 ¾ inches Depth: 1 ¾ i... African: , Kuba (Democratic Republic of Congo). Face Mask. Wood, traces of pigment. Height: 9 ½ inches Width: 5 ¾ inches Depth: 1 ¾ i... African: , Kuba (Democratic Republic of Congo). Face Mask. Wood, traces of pigment. Height: 9 ½ inches Width: 5 ¾ inches Depth: 1 ¾ i... African: , Kuba (Democratic Republic of Congo). Face Mask. Wood, traces of pigment. Height: 9 ½ inches Width: 5 ¾ inches Depth: 1 ¾ i... African: , Kuba (Democratic Republic of Congo). Face Mask. Wood, traces of pigment. Height: 9 ½ inches Width: 5 ¾ inches Depth: 1 ¾ i... View More >
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    Kuba (Democratic Republic of Congo)
    Face Mask
    Wood, traces of pigment
    Height: 9 ½ inches Width: 5 ¾ inches Depth: 1 ¾ inches

    This rather flat, serenely simple face mask shows signs of great age, both in overall wear and in the almost glass-like patina on the back side. Along with this obvious age goes the relatively little development of the face into space: it would have been worn against the masker's face, and not enclosing it. It may represent an early form of Ngady Mwaash, the incestuous sister-wife of the legendary founder of the royal Bushoong dynasty.

    Provenance: H. Bruce Greene II and family, Naples, Florida

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    Auction Info

    Auction Dates
    June, 2007
    7th Thursday
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