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Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
Face Mask
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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Face Mask

Artist/Maker Lega people Democratic Republic of the Congo
Datenot dated
CultureLega
Mediumwood and paint
DimensionsOverall: 12 7/8 x 8 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. (32.7 x 21 x 6.4 cm)
ClassificationsCostumes and Accessories
Credit LineGift of Alan Potamkin
Terms
    Object number2012.2.31
    On View
    Not on view
    Collections
    • Art of Africa
    DescriptionThis mask was supposedly collected in Maniema, a state in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is very much like Lega masks in style and most closely matches their idiumu, a large mask that is displayed, not worn, in spite of its eye openings. The only aspect of this mask that does not fit the idiumu identity is the fact that it is not painted white. This may be some sort of variation on the idiumu, or may be from a peripheral Lega group.
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