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CONGO DRC
Beautiful female miniature mask Songye Kifwebe
The Songye created these masks, among the most spectacular in black African art.
The streaks that cover almost their entire surface would be a reminiscence of the labyrinthine journey that is the Bukishi initiation (Neyt, 2009, page 362)
The magico-religious power of the female Kifwebe masks "bifwebe bakashi" is associated with the moon and reincarnated benevolent spirits (Hersak, 1986, page 40)
Features:
OBJECT TYPE: Mask.
ETHNICITY: Songye - Basongye.
ORIGIN: Democratic Republic of Congo.
(Ex Belgian Congo, ex Zaire).
MATERIAL: Wood.
DIMENSIONS: Height 17 cm
CONDITION: Average
(See photos).
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Bibliography - Bibliography
- Songye masks and figure sculpture, Dunja Hersak London 1985
- Colors, Streaks and Protrusions, Dunja Hersak, in Objects Signs of Africa, Texts collected by Luc de Heusch, Snoek, Pages 161- 173
- Art and Power in the Central African Savannah, Constantin Petridis, Mercator Fund, Cleveland Museum of Art, 2008
- Masquettes Kifwebe, Woods Dawy, Tribal Art Magazine No. 20 Spring 2008 Pages 102-113
- Songye; the formidable Songye statuary of Central Africa, François Neyt, Mercator Fund, 2009.
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CONGO DRC
Cute female miniature mask Songye Kifwebe
The Songye created these masks among the most spectacular in black African art.
The striations which cover practically their entire surface would be a reminiscence of the labyrinthine journey that is the Bukishi initiation (Neyt, 2009, page 362)
The magico-religious power of female Kifwebe masks "bifwebe bakashi" is associated with the moon and reincarnated benevolent spirits (Hersak, 1986, page 40)
Features:
TYPE OF OBJECT: Mask.
ETHNICAL GROUP: Songye - Basongye (east)
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Democratic Republic Congo
(ex Zaire, ex Belgian Congo).
MATERIAL: Wood.
DIMENSIONS: About 6 3/4 inches high (17 cm)
CONDITION: Fair
Please have a look on pictures.
Base is NOT included.
