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Bwami Society Maskette
Artist Unknown, African, Lega Peoples Democratic Republic of the Congo1900/1975
University of Michigan Museum of Art
Ann Arbor, United States
Details
- Title: Bwami Society Maskette
- Creator: Artist Unknown, African, Lega Peoples Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Date Created: 1900/1975
- Location: Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Africa
- Physical Dimensions: w15.7 x h19.5 x d6.3 mm (work)
- Label Copy: An object that looks like a mask may function in contexts other than masquerade. In the Lega men's initiation society called bwami masks are used to transfer political and religious knowledge from generation to generation. The term idimu may be loosely translated as "ancestor." But this mask does not represent a specific ancestor; it signifies instead both a senior bwami initiate who is regarded as a living ancestor, as well as the esoteric knowledge that he wields and that is ascribed to the mask.
- Type: Costume and Costume Accessory
- External Link: http://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1985-sl-1.151/1985_1.151.JPG?lasttype=boolean;lastview=thumbnail;resnum=1;sel9=ic_exact;size=20;sort=relevance;start=1;subview=detail;view=entry;rgn1=musart_an;select1=starts;q1=1985%2F1.151
- Medium: wood, kaolin
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