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\"Mbwoom<\/a>This Kuba mask, known as Mbwoom, is predominately made of carved wood with cowrie shell and bead embellishments. The Kuba people live in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo.\u00a0 Masks of this type are from the Kuba royal court, and are worn in dances during important festivities.\u00a0 The mask serves to send appeals to the ancestors.\u00a0 There are three main mythical characters represented in Kuba royal masks: Woot, the original Kuba king, Woot\u2019s sister\/wife, and a pygmy commoner who tried to lure the king\u2019s wife away, symbolized by the Mbwoom mask.<\/p>\n

Other Kuba objects that have been featured for Artifact of the Month include a divination object<\/a>, a Katanga cross<\/a>, a hat<\/a>, and a thumb piano<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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