Dance in Art

Helmet Mask (Kholuka or Mbala)

Yaka Bandundu region, Democratic Republic of the Congo Central Africa

Medium:

Wood, raffia, and pigment

Collection:

Arts of Africa

Source:

aic

Rights:

AIC — rights reserved

Helmet Mask (Kholuka or Mbala), by Yaka Bandundu region, Democratic Republic of the Congo Central Africa, is a public-domain wood, raffia, and pigment in the LODance gallery of dance in art. It's one of thousands of historic images tracing how dancing has been seen and celebrated across the centuries.