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Mukyeem mask, Kuba region of Congo,
late 20th century.
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Contemporary Masks From the Kuba
Region of Congo features forty objects from the Kuba region of the Democratic
Republic of Congo in Central Africa. Exhibited in multiples in order to
show stylistic variations around named types found at the courts of the
Kuba king and at nearby tribal chieftainships, the exhibition provides an
opportunity to study the workshop styles of masks made in the past decade
by Kuba artists for sale to outsiders. Wall and object labels, wall texts,
and contextual photographs offer background on the use of the masks within
Kuba culture. The exhibition includes examples of Kuba textiles, beadwork
belts and ornaments used on costumes. The masks presented in this exhibition
are part of a study collection of eighty-seven art objects on extended loan
to the Lehman College Art Department from the United States Fish and Wildlife
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Bwoom mask, Kuba region of Congo,
late 20th century.
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Ngaaady Amwaash mask, Kuba region of
Congo, late 20th century.
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View of installation showing a sampling of various Kuba textiles.
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View of installation showing various royal Moshambwooy and Mukyeem
masks of the
Kuba region of Congo.
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