KUBA STYLE NGAADY A MWAASH MASKS ARCHIVES

The masks below have been sold and are left here for reference and educational purposes.

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Photographs © Tim Hamill

KUBA STYLE NGAADY A MWAASH MASKS, DRC

This type of mask, covered with geometric designs typical of Kuba art, portrays the wife of the first Kuba king in a ritualized reenactment of Kuba mythological origins and royal power struggles. A Kuba ideal of beauty, Ngaady A Mwaash was fought over by Mwaash A Mboy, her husband and king, and his brother, Bwoom.

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