500371 Female Face Mask, Pende, early 1900s (wood, fibre) by Congolese; h:27.00 w:22.00 d:28.50 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Realized in typical Central Pende style, this mask is believed to represent gambanda, the chief\'s wife. In light of Pende theories about gender and physiognomy, the mask is an ideal expression of a woman\'s facial features and thus reflects her calm, obedient, peaceful, and self-controlled demeanor. The intricate hairstyle consisting of hundreds of miniature braids imitates a once fashionable hairdo. ); Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund; African, out of copyright.