KUBA, BWOOM MASK 5, Dem. Rep. Congo
Photographs © Tim Hamill
KUBA, BWOOM MASK 5, 20", $500, Dem. Rep. of Congo
This mask, with its bulging forehead, represents the evil brother,
Bwoom, in a ritual reenactment of Kuba mythological origins and royal power
struggles. Seeking both the throne of his brother, Mwaash A Mboy, and the
king's wife, Ngaady A Mwaash, Bwoom symbolically speaks for the common man.
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