Hand-held Mask for Nkanda Initiation

Yaka

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Caption

Yaka. Hand-held Mask for Nkanda Initiation, late 19th or early 20th century. Wood, pigment, cloth, vegetable cordage, 10 1/2 x 5 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. (27.0 x 13.0 x 9.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.1583. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Culture

Yaka

Title

Hand-held Mask for Nkanda Initiation

Date

late 19th or early 20th century

Geography

Possible place made: Angola, Possible place made: Kwango region, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Medium

Wood, pigment, cloth, vegetable cordage

Classification

Masks

Dimensions

10 1/2 x 5 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. (27.0 x 13.0 x 9.0 cm)

Credit Line

Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund

Accession Number

22.1583

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