Eouya Society Headdress (Kébé Kébe) | Yale University Art Gallery

late 19th–early 20th century

On view, 1st floor, African Art

Medium: Wood, pigment, and metal
Dimensions: 12 × 6 × 5 1/2 in. (30.48 × 15.24 × 13.97 cm)
Credit Line: Katharine Ordway Collection
Accession Number: 1980.13.24
Geography: Republic of the Congo
Culture: Kuyu
Period: 19th–20th century
Classification: Masks
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Provenance

Katherine Ordway Collection, gifted to Yale University Art Gallery, 1980

Bibliography

Lesley K. Baier, The Katharine Ordway Collection, exh. cat. (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 1983), 123, no. 116.

Object copyright

Additional information

Object/Work type

ceremonial objects, headdress, headgear, masks (costume)

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