Yaka Kholuka Initiation Mask, Democratic Republic of Congo men's jewelry Brushed Brass Barrel Strand

Brushed Brass Barrel Strand

Once Subjects to the Luba Kingdom

Publisher: Hampton University Museum 1993

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Yaka Kholuka Initiation Mask, Democratic Republic of Congo men's jewelry Brushed Brass Barrel StrandYaka Kholuka Initiation Mask, Democratic Republic of Congo The sculptural composition of this mask is typical of Yaka works. The facial features are painted with bright colors on white background. The ensemble is framed by the sizeable mass of a coiffure in raffia fiber, this surmounted by a hat made from armature of vegetable fiber and covered with a resin coated tissue. The Kholuka mask, which is very popular among the Yaka dances, usually would