Ngady amwaash Mask (Primary Title)

Unknown (Artist)

19th–20th century
Kuba
wood, paint, cloth, cowrie shells, glass beads, string
Place Made,Democratic Republic of the Congo
Overall: 12 1/2 × 8 × 9 1/2 in. (31.75 × 20.32 × 24.13 cm)
87.83
Arthur and Margaret Glasgow Fund
"Bearing Witness: African and African American Art Past and Present." Newport News, Virginia: The PeninsulaFine Arts Center. January 13-June 3, 2001.

"Beads in Africa: Trade, Tradition, and Splendor." Newport News, Virginia: The Peninsula Fine Arts Center. January 13- June 3, 2001.

"Falling in Love Again." Richmond: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Philip Morris Gallery. July 1-September 25, 1994.

"Spirit of the Motherland." Roanoke: Museum of Western Virginia. September 1995- January 1996. Newport News: Peninsula Fine Arts Center. January- May 1996.
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