Mask (Mvaash a mboy)
Unidentified Kuba maker
1968
Basketry, fur, glass beads, cowries, and raffia
Overall: 17 5/16 × 15 3/4 × 7 7/8 × 9 1/16 in. (44 × 40 × 20 × 23 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Alan Davies
169.76.24819
Geography
Place Made: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa, Africa
Period
20th century
Object Name
Ceremonial Artifact: Mask
Research Area
Africa
Not on view
Course History
HIST 5.1, AAAS 14, Pre-Colonial African History, Naaborko Sackeyfio, Winter 2013
Provenance
Alan V. Davies (1941-1989), Class of 1963, New York; acquired through Exchange No. 144, 1967.
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