Lot 56B
Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kuba people, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. An elaborate Kuba headdress mask, known as a Mwaash aMbooy, masterfully crafted from tightly woven raffia and cotton cloth, then adorned with hundreds of glass beads, cowrie shells, and tin sheet over a wood panel. The mask's high conical crest are made from layers of cloth sewn together with the wood face panel at the front, covered in a tin panel with slits for eye holes. Separately carved wooden nose, mouth and ears are attached to the sides. The lower edge is framed by a raffia fiber fringe beard. Serving as a key regalia piece in Kuba royal masquerades, the Mwaash aMbooy represents the king and the ancestral hero Woot, embodying authority, history, and dynastic continuity. Size: 13" W x 22" H (33 cm x 55.9 cm); 26" H (66 cm) on included custom stand.
Provenance: Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA; ex-Ralph T. Coe personal collection; acquired in 1990 from Taylor Dale (TAD) Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA; ex-Lambert collection, Brussels, Belgium, purchased by Lambert in Brussels in 1930.
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- Condition: Some shedding to raffia beard. Patina and discoloration. Some holes and tears to cotton cloth Overall great condition for age.
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