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Kuba mask

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LIBRARY DIVISION
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Art and Artifacts Division

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Blondiau theatre arts collection

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Kuba mask

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Title
Kuba mask
Collection

Blondiau theatre arts collection

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1800 - 1900 (Approximate)
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Art and Artifacts Division
Shelf locator: Sc Art (Blondiau theatre arts collection)
Topics
Masks -- Zaire
Genres
Masks
Physical Description
Extent: 13 x 8 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches
Polychrome, wood, cowrie shells, raffia, copper
Type of Resource
Three dimensional object
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11486936
Other local Identifier: AF.27.001.44
Photo Order: 48519
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 848c8940-c857-012f-698d-58d385a7b928
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1800: Created (Approximate)
  • 2021: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Art and Artifacts Division, The New York Public Library. "Kuba mask" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1800 - 1900. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f6127b30-c857-012f-d85c-58d385a7b928

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Art and Artifacts Division, The New York Public Library. "Kuba mask" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f6127b30-c857-012f-d85c-58d385a7b928

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Art and Artifacts Division, The New York Public Library. (1800 - 1900). Kuba mask Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f6127b30-c857-012f-d85c-58d385a7b928

Wikipedia Citation

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Kuba mask