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Mask
mukyeem
unidentified Congolese
Congolese
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undated
Although masks in this form frequently have been called mosh¹ambooy (CMS no. 373; Maesen 1967:36; Cornet 1971:138), recent research by Binkley indicates that it is probably of a type called mukyeem. The masks are characterized by a shape resembling the trunk of an elephant which projects from the top of the head. Mukyeem may have originated to the east of the Bushongo, the rulers of the Kuba nation, among the Ngeende and the Ngongo (Binkley 1979). The mask is constructed of layers of woven raffia palm fiber, decorated with white cowrie shells and red, white, black, and blue beads. -- Professor Christopher Roy, School of Art and Art History, University of Iowa
Southern Savannah Africa Congo (Zaire)
Kuba
Height: 17 3/4 inches Width: 11 inches Depth: 16 1/2 inches
Cloth, shells
The Stanley Collection
University of Iowa. Stanley Museum of Art
X1986_372
7/5/2007
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cloth shell (animal material)
183425165
Mask worn over head
Initiation Governance
Royal initiation dances