Mask (Koluka/mbala)

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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AMICO~1~1

The AMICA Library

Collection

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AMICA ID:

CMA_.1969.8

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CMA_.1969.8

AMICA ID

false

AMICA Library Year:

2000

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2000

AMICA Library Year

false

Object Type:

Sculpture

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Sculpture

Object Type

false

Creator Name:

Unknown

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Unknown

Creator Name

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Creator Nationality:

African; Central African; Congolese

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African; Central African; Congolese

Creator Nationality

false

Creator Name-CRT:

Africa, Zaire, Yaka, northern area

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Africa, Zaire, Yaka, northern area

Creator Name-CRT

false

Title:

Mask (Koluka/mbala)

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Mask (Koluka/mbala)

Title

false

Title Type:

Primary

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Primary

Title Type

false

View:

Full View

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Full View

View

false

Creation Date:

c. 1935-1940

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c. 1935-1940

Creation Date

false

Creation Start Date:

1935

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1935

Creation Start Date

false

Creation End Date:

1940

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1940

Creation End Date

false

Materials and Techniques:

wood, cloth, raffia, and pigment

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wood, cloth, raffia, and pigment

Materials and Techniques

false

Style or Period:

Africa, Zaire, Yaka, northern area

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Africa, Zaire, Yaka, northern area

Style or Period

false

Dimensions:

Overall: 47cm

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Overall: 47cm

Dimensions

false

AMICA Contributor:

The Cleveland Museum of Art

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The Cleveland Museum of Art

AMICA Contributor

false

Owner Location:

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Owner Location

false

ID Number:

1969.8

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1969.8

ID Number

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Credit Line:

Gift of Katherine C. White

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Gift of Katherine C. White

Credit Line

false

Rights:

http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html

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<a href="http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html"target="_new">http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html</a>

Rights

false

Provenance:

Robert Stolper, New York (1962)

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Robert Stolper, New York (1962)

Provenance

false

Context:

Yaka masks instruct and protect male youths during initiation. Designed by both sculptor and wearer-initiate, the masks were danced, displayed, and then judged on the basis of their originality, skillful construction, and striking color combinations. Imagery symbolizes the sexes: the multiple projections recall the feathered woven hats of paramount chiefs; the delicately painted colors refer to men (red) and women (white); and the large slit eyes and nose evoke a powerful, watchful ancestral presence.

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Yaka masks instruct and protect male youths during initiation. Designed by both sculptor and wearer-initiate, the masks were danced, displayed, and then judged on the basis of their originality, skillful construction, and striking color combinations. Imagery symbolizes the sexes: the multiple projections recall the feathered woven hats of paramount chiefs; the delicately painted colors refer to men (red) and women (white); and the large slit eyes and nose evoke a powerful, watchful ancestral presence.

Context

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