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#5132 African Songye Kifwebe Wooden Mask 19" H w/Raffia Beard
#5132 African Songye Kifwebe Wooden Mask 19" H w/Raffia Beard
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$450.00 USD
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$900.00 USD
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Superb Songye Kifwebe Mask DR Congo African Mask
19" H x 33 "H by 7" w by 8" D with LONG RAFFIA BEARD
striations pigment
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 and protruding. If it has a central crest, it is masculine; if not, feminine. The size of the crest determines the magical power of the mask.
