Kuba Mask

Description:

Kuba Mask, mukyeem, helmet-like form with raffia attachment at the base, composed of a flat facial plane framed by cowrie shell and bead attachments and wearing an elaborate headdress composed of beads and cowrie shell, a conical projection at the crown in the form of an arching elephant trunk, ht. 17 in.

Provenance: Purchased from Ladislas Segy, New York, in the 1960s.
Estimate $4,000-6,000


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