Male Helmet Mask (Mukyeem)
date
about 1950
creation place
Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
medium & support
Assembled leather, beads, raffia, shells
measurements
16 in. (40.64 cm)
credit line
Gift of David T. Owsley
accession number
1982.018.014
keywords
anthropomorphic figures, ceremonies, funerals, initiation rites, male figures, rituals
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