File:Clevelandart 1935.304.jpg
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Summary
Helmet Mask
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Helmet Mask |
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sculpture  |
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| Description |
Among the Bushoong, the central Kuba group, the mask known as bwoom—most typically identified as the head of a pygmy—forms a triad with a female mask and another male mask. All three are protagonists in the re-enactment of the foundation of the Kuba kingdom. Outside the capital, however, bwoom appears in different nonroyal contexts, such as the men’s initiation society. |
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| Date | 1850 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | Wood and pigment | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | Overall: 43.3 x 31.2 x 28.3 cm (17 1/16 x 12 5/16 x 11 1/8 in.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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African Art |
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| Accession number |
1935.304 |
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| Place of creation | Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kuba, mid-late 19th century | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | James Albert Ford Memorial Fund | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source/Photographer | https://clevelandart.org/art/1935.304 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Licensing
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The three-dimensional work of art depicted in this image is in the public domain in the United States and in those countries with copyright terms of life of the creator plus 70 years or less. The creation of photographic reproduction of this object, however, generates a new copyright and an additional statement should be provided to indicate the copyright status of the image.
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This file is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication. |
| The person who associated a work with this deed has dedicated the work to the public domain by waiving all of their rights to the work worldwide under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, to the extent allowed by law. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.
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This file was donated to Wikimedia Commons as part of a project with the Cleveland Museum of Art. See the Open Access at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
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| current | 07:12, 21 January 2019 | | 2,681 × 3,400 (4.81 MB) | Madreiling | pattypan 18.02 |
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