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Unknown"Yaka Ceremonial Mask--Zaire, " Wood, Fiber, and Paint Maskcirca 1930
circa 1930
$7,800
£5,892.61
€6,757.55
CA$10,883.41
A$11,844.50
CHF 6,278.76
MX$142,498.32
NOK 79,634.79
SEK 72,860.25
DKK 50,484
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This ceremonial mask was created by an unknown artist in the Yaka tribe of Africa. This mask is made out of carved wood, plant fibers, and painted intricately. This mask is mounted on five steel rods and has a base.
26" x 14" x 15"
The Yaka are an African ethnic group numbering around 300,000 found in southwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo, with Angola border to their west. The Yaka are notable for their arts and handicrafts. They make statues, portraits, baskets, carved objects, masks, tools for cooking, building, hunting, fishing or entertaining with additions of instruments such as drums. Their masks are bulky, distinctive with upturned noses and eyes shaped in the form of globules. These masks were frequently used in various Traditional Religion ceremonies. Their sculptures called Mbwoolo and their carved slit drum called Mukoku are regionally famous and used in ritual dances.
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