Persona. Masks of Africa
Object type:
mask
Materials:
wood, pigment, hair / fur
Legend:
Mask of the village of the Kalengula, sculpted by Ngoï Musinga, an artist of whom only the name has been preserved, mentioned in the notes of Albert Maesen. He found it in 1953 at a fair in Kamina, far from its original village.
Place of collecting:
Democratic Republic of the Congo > Katanga > Haut-Lomami
Culture:
Luba
Acquisition related person:
Albert Maesen as mission
Date of acquisition:
1955-08-12
Dimensions:
39,2 cm x 24,5 cm x 25 cm
Inventory number:
EO.1953.74.7535