Mukenga Mask (Primary Title)
Mwash a Mbooy Mask (Former Title)

Unknown (Artist)

19th–20th century
Kuba
raffia, cloth, leopard skin, wood, cowrie shells, glass beads, string
Place Made,Democratic Republic of Congo
Overall: 19 1/2 × 17 × 22 in. (49.53 × 43.18 × 55.88 cm)
87.82
Arthur and Margaret Glasgow Fund
"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.

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

Fortune, Courage, Love: Arts of Africa’s Akan and Kuba Kingdoms from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, William King Museum, Abingdon, Virginia, March 28 - July 12, 2015; Taubman Museum of Art, Roanoke, Virginia, September 26, 2015 - January 3, 2016; Piedmont Arts, Martinsville, Virginia, January 16 - March 6, 2016

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