Item Information

Mashamboy ceremonial mask (mwash a mbooy)

Dublin Core

Title

Mashamboy ceremonial mask (mwash a mbooy)

Description

Mask of leather, cloth, and beads and cowrie shells. Square face and panther skin, eyes are glass beads and shells. Elaborate headdress and wood nose. Masks belong to chiefs and represent caln heroes

Previously thought to be from Mali

Source

Dramatic Museum Realia

Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University

Identifier

DM number: M10.01

Box: 66

Coverage

Congo

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Masks (costume)

leather, cloth, fiber, beads, and cowrie shells

Physical Dimensions

19"x10.75"

Citation

“Mashamboy ceremonial mask (mwash a mbooy),” Columbia University Libraries Online Exhibitions, accessed December 19, 2025, https://exhibitions.library.columbia.edu/items/show/2445.