Year of Object(s) Creation: 1950 (approximate)
Estimated Value ($USD):
Object Type(s): Mask
Object Material(s): animal product, leather, paint, wood
Provenience Nation: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Provenience Location: Southwestern Congo
Year Removed from Findspot:

Provenance
Start Year: 2022
End Year:
Circumstance of Acquisition: loaned indefinitely by Belgium's King Philippe
Nation: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Location: National Museum of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kinshasa, DRC
Start Year: 1954
End Year: 2022
Circumstance of Acquisition: bought by Albert Maesen for 215 francs, loaned to museum
Nation: Belgium
Location: Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren, Belgium

Congolese Kakungu Mask


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Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 2022
Year Claim Resolved: 2022
Means of Resolution: Inquiry/Demand

Complainant Name: Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Complainant Nation: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Complainant Nation Economy: Developing
Complainant Type: Public: Government

Respondent Name: Royal Museum for Central Africa
Respondent Nation: Belgium
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Public: Institution

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Editor: Eliza Rodi