About This Artwork

Kuba
Kasai region, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Mask (Ngady Amwaash), Late 19th/mid-20th century

Wood, pigment, glass beads, cowrie shells, fabric, and thread
31.8 x 20.6 x 20.5 cm (12 1/2 x 8 1/8 x 10 in.)
Restricted gift of the American Hospital Supply Corp., the Evanston Associates of the Woman's Board in honor of Wilbur Tuggle, Deborah Stokes and Jeffrey Hammer, William E. Hartmann, Charles A. Meyer, D. Daniel Michel, and Claire B. Zeisler; African and Amerindian Art Purchase Fund, 1982.1505