African Congo Kuba Mukenga Mask - Meaningful Materials (77)

ancientartpodcast.org/77 How do artists' choices of materials assign identity and meaning to works of art? How does meaning assign material? In this excerpt from one of my museum tours, I explore the meaningful materials in an African Congolese ceremonial mask of the Kuba Kingdom. This recording comes complete with all the juicy, unscripted, live-action museum gallery accents including background chatter and beeping proximity alarms. Image: Mask (Mukenga) Kuba, Western Kasai region, Democratic Republic of the Congo Late 19th/mid-20th century Wood, glass beads, cowrie shells, feathers, raffia, fur, fabric, thread, and bells Art Institute of Chicago, 1982.1504 Connect: http://itunes.com/podcast?id=205535627 http://ancientartpodcast.org/feedback [email protected] http://facebook.com/ancientartpodcast http://youtube.com/SCARABsolutions http://twitter.com/lucaslivingston