
Sujet
A helmet mask known as Mboom or Bwoom representing local pygmies, the common people, in a play retelling the myth of Bushoong royal origins, performed at major funerals, royal ceremonies and initiations
Légende
A helmet mask known as Mboom or Bwoom representing local pygmies, the common people, in a play retelling the myth of Bushoong royal origins, performed at major funerals, royal ceremonies and initiations, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Africa. Kuba. 19th 20th c Central Congo h=19.
Info+
Werner Forman Archive / Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgium
Date
25 nov. 2009
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A21_414
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
39,8Mo (2,1Mo) / 28,7cm x 34,8cm / 3392 x 4105 (300dpi)