Title
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
Caption
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
Nov 25, 2009
Credit line
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Reference
UMG12A21_414
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
39,8Mb (2,1Mb) / 11,3in x 13,7in / 3392 x 4105 (300dpi)