Mask

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Mask

Yombe artistLinkedCulture matchlcp-435acac9dbb0

Date
late 19th century
Medium
Wood, pigment, kaolin
Culture
Yombe
Department
Arts of Global Africa
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Object ID
5896

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The filed upper teeth and black headdress indicate that we’re looking at a high-ranking woman of Yombe society. Because this highly realistic mask shows her as an ancestor, her face is painted white, the color of the supernatural. When worn by a male dancer during ritual ceremonies, the spirit of the deceased woman would appear from the otherworld to bring fertility, appeasement, and wellbeing to the living. Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa

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The Christina N. and Swan J. Turnblad Memorial Fund, The William Hood Dunwoody Fund, and gift of funds from Bob Ulrich and The Regis Foundation

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