Sourced from the Kuba Tribe in the Congo this mask is handcrafted and embellished with cowrie shells, displaying intricate patterns and designs. This is a principal mask used in a variety of contexts including public ceremonies, rites involving the king, and initiations of the Kuba peoples, who live in the Lower Kasai region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire) in an area of both dense forest and open Savannah.
