491180 Helmet Mask, mid-late 1800s (wood and pigment) by Kuba Culture; h:43.30 w:31.20 d:28.30 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Among the Bushoong, the central Kuba group, the mask known as bwoom--most typically identified as the head of a pygmy--forms a triad with a female mask and another male mask. All three are protagonists in the reenactment of the foundation of the Kuba kingdom. Outside the capital, however, bwoom appears in different non-royal contexts, such as the men??? initiation society. ); James Albert Ford Memorial Fund; African, out of copyright.