Collection place: Dilolo Gare, Katanga province, Democratic Republic of the Congo / Loans: S1989-1990 #13: California State University, East Bay (January 10, 1990–February 13, 1990) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Collection place Dilolo Gare, Katanga province, Democratic Republic of the Congo Loans S1989-1990 #13: California State University, East Bay (January 10, 1990–February 13, 1990)

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-4513, described as Mask; red cloth and burlap covered with resin; helmet with winged headpiece; red cloth and white paper decoration. Height 42.5 cm. Good condition. “A dancer. He is good. Dances at all fetes of ‘Mukanda’ and also other fetes of Sunday. ‘Kukalinga’ in Chokwe means to walk with a limping “Step-in-Fetchit” walk, knees bent, body sagging forward, and the dancer dances this way.”