Face mask, female type "kikashi" · D. R. Congo, Songye · ID: 3032224
Eduard Hess, Basel, Switzerland
Description
wood, dark brown patina, kaolin, typical form with a concave vaulted facial plane which is coated with a fine grooved pattern, bonnet of coarse cord material with intact lobe, dark brown plant fibre beard, slightly dam., minor missing parts, paint rubbed off;
“kifwebe” masks basically depict supernatural beings, such as ancestor spirits “katotoshi” visiting their descendants.
The object Face mask, female type “kikashi” with the object ID 3032224 was last part of the auction 68th tribal art auction at March 3, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 249 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,500.
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Comparing literature
Felix, Marc L., Beauty and the beasts, New Jersey 2003, p. 47 f.