Female Face Mask (Kifwebe)
date
about 1900-1999
creation place
Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
medium & support
Carved and painted wood with attached hair
measurements
13 1/2 x 7 3/8 x 6 1/2 in. (34.29 x 18.75 x 16.51 cm)
credit line
Gift of David T. Owsley
accession number
2003.011.000
keywords
African religion, Africans, anthropomorphic figure, art, biology, body female, ceremonial object, civilization, clothes, clothing, Corpo humano, costume, cult, culture, disguise, head, human being, human figure, mask, materiality, nationality, non-Christian religion, ornament, public, race (human), religion, Ripa, rite, ritual object, society, supernatural, tribal religion, woman
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