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

Face Mask

Artist/Maker (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Datenot dated
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
    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.
    On View
    Not on view
    Collections
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Bassa people
    20th century
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Chokwe people
    not dated
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Ibibio people
    not dated
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Lula people
    not dated
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Baulé people
    not dated
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Lega people
    early 20th century
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Lega people
    not dated
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Duane Hanson
    1981
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Ibibio people
    not dated
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Lambayeque-Sicán
    800-1350
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Ejagham people
    20th century
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Dakakari people
    not dated