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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Congolese, Bantu people, Komo
Title:Face mask
Date Made:early 20th century
Type:Ceremonial
Materials:Wood, paint
Place Made:Africa; Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire)
Measurements:Overall: 13 1/2 in x 8 1/4 in x 1 5/8 in; 34.3 cm x 21 cm x 4.1 cm
Accession Number:  AC 1999.14
Credit Line:The Barry D. Maurer (Class of 1959) Collection of African art purchased with Amherst College Discretionary Fund and funds from H. Axel Schupf (Class of 1957)
Museum Collection:  Mead Art Museum at Amherst College
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Label Text:
The practice of masquerade, involving bodily performance with masks, is quite rare among divination ceremonies. This human, probably female, face mask displays blank eye sockets and open mouth with teeth, and is painted in contrasting zones of white and red-brown. It may have been used for the female masquerade among the Kumu people in northeastern Zaire known as lungundu.

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