Kifwebe MASK - Songye / Luba Culture, Zaire DRC - First half of the 20th century

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Kifwebe MASK - Songye / Luba Culture, Zaire DRC - First half of the 20th century

Name: Kifwebe MASK - Songye / Luba Culture, Zaire DRC - First half of the 20th century
Brand: Antikeo
SKU: BFYHZSXKI1
Price: 1200 EUR
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1.200 €

Period 20th century

Style Tribal Art

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Kifwebe MASK
Songye / Luba Culture, Zaire, DRC
First half of the 20th century
Wood, pigments, and horsehair
H. 48 cm; W. 25 cm
(Restoration)

A very expressive mask with a particularly prominent square-shaped mouth marked with an incised cross, seemingly emitting a whistle. The prominent nasal bridge extends into a crest to the top of the mask.
The half-moon-shaped eyelids are pigmented brown and open with two horizontal slits.
The entire wood is striated and decorated with a polychrome decoration alternating between white kaolin, black, and brown.

This mask was used for dance during initiation rituals.

Ref.: 5613

Ref: BFYHZSXKI1

Additional Information

Condition	Very good
Ethnic group	Songye - Basongje
Style	Tribal Art (African Masks of Tribal Art Style)
Period	20th century (African Masks 20th century)
Country of origin	Congo