Kuba people are devoted to artistic abilities, there are recognizable Kuba pieces of art work that exist today. There are up to twenty different masks that have different functions among different groups of Kuba people. There masks vary  in size, color, decoration and use, although, the similarities are what make these masks so definable. This mask was made in the middle of the eighteenth century. These masks are made to represented and honor the king. They show royal status along with power.