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View full screenHelmet mask or mashamboy with cane foundation covered with cotton and raffia cloth and ornamented with beads and cowrie shells to form a stylised face surmounted by a horn-like projection, worn by men during the babendi, a series of initiation ceremonies: Democratic Republic of Congo, Kinshasa, Kuba people, early 20th century
A.1953.335
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa
Early 20th century
Kuba
Cane, Cotton, Raffia, Beadwork, Cowrie shell
Cane foundation covered with cotton and raffia cloth and ornamented with beads and cowrie shells