Mask (Bwoom)
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Mask (Bwoom) (mid- to late 1800s). James Albert Ford Memorial Fund Rights: CC0. https://clevelandart.org/art/1935.304

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Among the Bushoong, the central Kuba group, the mask known as bwoom —most typically identified as the head of a hunter-gatherer—forms a triad with a female mask and another male mask. All three are protagonists in the reenactment of the foundation of the Kuba kingdom. Outside the capital, however, bwoom appears in different non-royal contexts, such as the men’s initiation society.

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A weathered, dark-brown wooden mask depicts a stylized human face with intricate detailing and a textured surface.

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