African Congo Kuba Mukenga Mask - Meaningful Materials (77)

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How do artists' choices of materials assign identity and meaning to works of art? How does meaning assign material? In this excerpt from one of my museum tours, I explore the meaningful materials in an African Congolese ceremonial mask of the Kuba Kingdom. This recording comes complete with all the juicy, unscripted, live-action museum gallery accents including background chatter and beeping proximity alarms.

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Mask (Mukenga)

Kuba, Western Kasai region, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Late 19th/mid-20th century

Wood, glass beads, cowrie shells, feathers, raffia, fur, fabric, thread, and bells

Art Institute of Chicago, 1982.1504

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