Title
(Artifact)
Gift ID:
UNNY300G
This artifact is a round copper plate with mask imprints on it in bas relief.
Zambia has a beautiful and complex masquerade tradition. There are more than one hundred makishi or mask characters from the ethnic groups living in the “Three Corners” region of Zambia, Angola, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in central Africa. The makishi embody ancestral spirits and appear as human, animal, hybrid, or abstract figures.
The Government of the Republic of Zambia donated the artifact to the United Nations for exhibition on 6 October 2003.
Donor Region:
African Group
Donor:
Zambia
Classification:
Artifacts & Decorative Arts
Materials:
Metals
Medium:
Copper plaque with bas-relief
Location (Building):
Conference Building (CB)
Location floor:
1st Floor
Donation Date:
October 6, 2003
Artist or Maker:
Unknown
Dimensions:
Diam.: 35 ? in.