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Large Old songye Male Kifwebe Mask Good provenance The Songye have created these masks among the most impressive of the art of Black Africa. The male Kifwebe masks are real modern sculptures with very audacious architecture, exuberant shapes and volumes. They evoke us instantly Cubism. The streaks that cover almost their entire surface would be a reminiscence of the labyrinthic course that is the initiation Bukishi Charactéristics: Type of object: Mask. Ethnical group: Songye - Basongye (east) Country of origin: Democratic Republic Congo (ex Zaïre, ex Belgian Congo). Material: Wood. Dimensions: About 27 1/2 inches high. Condition: Medium - bad. Many defects, many repairs But it remains a superb old mask. Please have a look on pictures. Base is not included
Large Old songye Male Kifwebe Cult Mask - African Tribal Art Gallery
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