Tshimwana Mask
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Object Label
The Biombo have been strongly influenced politically and culturally by their neighbors to the north, the Kuba. Like Kuba masks, Biombo masks are worn at funerals and initiations. Masks in both traditions have large slit eyes and painted geometric patterns on the forehead, cheeks and chin. The muted red color seen here is more characteristic of Biombo masks, however.
Caption
Biombo. Tshimwana Mask, late 19th or early 20th century. Wood, pigment, 13 9/16 x 8 5/16 x 7 1/2 in. (34.4 x 21.1 x 19.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Arturo and Paul Peralta-Ramos, 56.6.10. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
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Collection
Culture
Title
Tshimwana Mask
Date
late 19th or early 20th century
Geography
Place made: Western Kasai Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Medium
Wood, pigment
Classification
Dimensions
13 9/16 x 8 5/16 x 7 1/2 in. (34.4 x 21.1 x 19.1 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Arturo and Paul Peralta-Ramos
Accession Number
56.6.10
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