NGAADY a MWAASH MASK - KUBA - Kuba - DR Congo

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NGAADY a MWAASH mask - Kuba, a mid 20th century Kuba artifact from the Democratic Republic of Congo, made of natural fibres, beads, metal and wood, 45 cm high, 20 cm wide, 20 cm deep, in good condition, from a private collection and sold without a stand.

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Ngaady a Mwaash mask represents the primordial female of the Kuba people in what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo. Queen Ngokady, a notable Kuba woman, created this kind of mask. .The beadwork that covers the mouth symbolizes the composure and quietness of women. The red in the mask represents suffering and the blood of menses and childbirth, the striated lines extending from her eyes and running down her cheek are tears. The black of the triangles signifies the hearth of the king’s home and the domesticity therein, the white of the mask the mourning of women and the blue, Ngaady a Mwaash’s royal status. There are some fossilized spiders as decorations

Ngaady a Mwaash mask represents the primordial female of the Kuba people in what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo. Queen Ngokady, a notable Kuba woman, created this kind of mask. .The beadwork that covers the mouth symbolizes the composure and quietness of women. The red in the mask represents suffering and the blood of menses and childbirth, the striated lines extending from her eyes and running down her cheek are tears. The black of the triangles signifies the hearth of the king’s home and the domesticity therein, the white of the mask the mourning of women and the blue, Ngaady a Mwaash’s royal status. There are some fossilized spiders as decorations

Details

Ethnic group/ culture
Kuba
Country of Origin
DR Congo
Period
Mid 20th century
Material
Natural fibers, beads, metal, wood
Sold with stand
No
Condition
Good condition
Title of artwork
NGAADY a MWAASH MASK - KUBA
Height
45 cm
Width
20 cm
Depth
20 cm
Provenance
Private collection
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