Mask (Bwoom)

mid- to late 1800s Overall: 43.3 x 31.2 x 28.3 cm (17 1/16 x 12 5/16 x 11 1/8 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1935.304

Among the Bushoong, the central Kuba group, the mask known as bwoom—most typically identified as the head of a hunter-gatherer—forms a triad with a female mask and another male mask. All three are protagonists in the reenactment of the foundation of the Kuba kingdom. Outside t...

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Terms

तकनीक
Wood and paint
माध्यम
Wood and paint
विधा
Mask
विभाग
African Art

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