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KUBA NGAADY A MWAASH CEREMONIAL MASK, CONGO AFRICA

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Ngaady A Mwaash Mask: A Ngaady A Mwaash mask from the Kuba peoples from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Made of wood and raffia cloth, and having a painted face decorated with cowrie shells and glass beads. 19in tall x 9

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KUBA NGAADY A MWAASH CEREMONIAL MASK, CONGO AFRICA

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The auction featuring items from the Saul Brandman Foundation. Mask in kaolin clay pigments and polychrome carved wood fabrication, made by the Kuba tribe. Regionof origin: Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa. This mask is in the form of Ngaady a Mwaash, a royal female ancestor who founded the Kuba kingdom. This face of this mask has an allover geometric triangle design. There is an attachedheaddress in cloth over burlap fabrication, and it has applied beads and cowrie shells. The eyes are open slits, and the nose has applied beading that continues over the closed mouth. The mask itself measures seventeen and one-quarterinches tall by nine inches wide by eight inches deep, and the ebony tone lacquered wooden stand measures ten and one-quarter inches tall by eight inches wide by eight inches deep. H:27.6in(69.8cm)

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KUBA NGAADY A MWAASH CEREMONIAL MASK, CONGO AFRICA

Name: KUBA NGAADY A MWAASH CEREMONIAL MASK, CONGO AFRICA
SKU: 135452758
Price: 500 USD
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