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1. Helmet mask

Museum number:: 5-6238
Culture or time period:: Ba Kuba
Object class:: Masks (costume)
Function:: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:: height 36 centimeters
Collector:: Harry A. Franklin Gallery [Los Angeles]
Collection place:: Katanga province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: unknown

2. Royal memorial figure

Museum number:: 5-12966
Culture or time period:: Ba Kuba
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: height 68.3 centimeters
Collector:: A. de Valkeneer
Collection place:: Mushenge, North-Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: 1932