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Male helmet mask, Kwilu-Kasai region, Zaire, 1925-50 (raffia, cane, other plant fibres, feathers, paint and...

Male helmet mask, Kwilu-Kasai region, Zaire, 1925-50 (raffia, cane, other plant fibres, feathers, paint and tw
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HST170607
Image title
Male helmet mask, Kwilu-Kasai region, Zaire, 1925-50 (raffia, cane, other plant fibres, feathers, paint and twine)
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Artist
Salampasu Culture (20th century) / African
Location
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, USA
Medium
raffia, cane, other plant fibres, feathers, paint and twine
Date
1925 AD - 1950 AD (C20th AD)
Dimensions
119.4x48.3x48.3 cms
Image description

mask worn by members of the secret male society of warriors that survived until early 1960s; this example is 'mukish' mask, worn by man who has killed four individuals;

Photo credit
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston / Museum purchase funded by the Alice Pratt Brown Museum Fund / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords
aggressive / zairean / feather / feathered headdress / frightening / intimidating / scary / basalampas / kinshasa / mungongo society' matambu sect / sala mpasu congo

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