Ngaady a Mwaash Mask, Kuba People, Democratic Republic of Congo
Carved wooden mask highly decorated with geometric black, white, ochre and red pigment, heavily lidded eyes, multi-coloured glass beads form the mouth, medial ridge and arching brows, surmounted by an elaborate cloth headdress decorated with cowrie shells and glass beads applied to handwoven raffia Kuba cloth. This mask represents the primordial female of the Kuba people, Democratic Republic of Congo
Height of mask 35.5cm (14 inches)
Width 22.5cm (9 inches)
Depth 25.5cm (10 inches)
Height including stand 54.5cm (21.5 inches)
£180.00Price