Anthropomorphic face mask · D. R. Congo, Luba / Songe · ID: 3046252
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Provenance
Alex Arthur, Brussels, BelgiumSize
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.).
Comparing literature
Felix, Marc L., Beauty and the beasts, Brussels 2003, p. 59 ff.