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Luba style mask
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Title
Luba
style
mask
Description
6
'
round
,
2
'
deep
;
painted
wood
;
brass
and
beads
;
Made
from
Sese
(Say-say)
wood
by an
artist
from
Ghana
, this
circular
mask
shows
the
Luba
Artisans
'
flair
for
distinctive
facial
patterning
:
unusual
squared
and
puckered
mouth
, and '
coffee
bean
'
eyes
. The
Luba
empire
was the
most
powerful
and
culturally
important
of the
states
that
previously
occupied
the
eastern
part
of
present-day
Zaire
. The
Luba
empire
is
thought
to have been
founded
before
the
13th
century
, and
flourished
through
the
end
of the
19th
century
.
Subject
Masks
in
art
;
Woodwork
;
Art
,
African
;
Africa
,
Central
Publisher
Crizmac
;
Tucson
,
Ariz.
;
Aug-03
Rights
Giertz
Education
Center
@
the
Krannert
Art
Museum
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