Unidentified
Pendant in Form of Miniature Mwaash aMbooy Mask
n.d.
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Category
Culture
Kuba Peoples
Place Made
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Materials
Glass beads, cloth, cowrie shells
Measurements
3 x 1 x 1 in (7.62 x 2.54 x 2.54 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Friends of Ethnographic Art Fund
Accession #
85.182.7
Description
Beaded mask, mostly white. Strand of red beads outline eyes, nose and mouth. Cowry shells form eyes. Two strands of black beads around top of mask. Beaded fringes along bottom.