Kuba
Helmet Mask (Mukenga)
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Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, États-Unis
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- Le musée
À propos de la sculpture
The mukenga mask is worn along with a richly layered costume of raffia and beaded ornaments at funerals of titleholders in the northern part of the Kuba Kingdom. Its form and materials comprise elements associated with status and leadership, including cowrie shells, leopard fur, monkey hair, glass beads, and red tail feathers of the African gray parrot. A prominent trunk and two tusks refer to the elephant, the supreme symbol of wealth and leadership among the Kuba.
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Notice
- Numéro d’inventaire
- 1982.1504
Ce qu’elle montre
Au catalogue
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- Art Institute of Chicago
- Image : Art Institute of Chicago — © the artist or rights holder
