The objects of the mukanda initiation

Object type: mask
Materials: wood, raffia, pigment, vegetal fibre, textile
Legend: This item from the Popokabaka region is the tsekedi type. Although worn by young circumcised males at the end of the mukanda ritual, these masks have little importance and are only rarely seen during the grand dance performed by the young men in the surrounding villages.
Place of collecting: Democratic Republic of the Congo > Bandundu > Kwango > Popokabaka
Culture: Yaka
Acquisition related person: Gaston Armand Ghislain Verschaffel as donor
Date of acquisition: 1931-03-16
Dimensions: 65 cm
Inventory number: EO.0.0.32884