Details
- Dimensions
- 12ʺW × 9ʺD × 27.5ʺH
- Styles
- African
- Art Subjects
- Abstract
- Period
- 1980s
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Materials
- Wood
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Blue
- Condition Notes
- good good less
- Description
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Superb huge elegant Songye Kifwebe Mask DR Congo African Mask
27.5" h by 9" d by 12" W
A well … more Superb huge elegant Songye Kifwebe Mask DR Congo African Mask
27.5" h by 9" d by 12" W
A well carved and used mask face with striations pigment and netting costume.
This mask belongs to the most famous of the Songye masks, made for the Bwadi Bwa Kifwebe Secret society. "Kifwebe" means "Mask" in the Songye language. The face generally is covered with linear incisions which are sometimes pigmented, the mouth is most often square or round and protruding. If it has a central crest, it is masculine; if not, feminine less
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