Anthropomorphic face mask

D. R. Congo, Luba / Songe

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Provenance

Alex Arthur, Brussels, Belgium

Size

H: 37 cm

H: 14.6 inch

Description

wood, pigments,
Kifweboid mask without the characteristic box shape, but with typical groove pattern.

M. L. Felix assigned similar masks to neighbouring groups of the Songe and Luba, for example the Bena Samba (cf. Felix, 2003, p. 62 f.).

Felix, Marc L., Beauty and the beasts, Brussels 2003, p. 59 ff.

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