Face mask, female type "kikashi" · D. R. Congo, Songye · ID: 3032224
sold
EUR 1,500
Provenance
Émile-Francois Chambon, Geneva, Switzerland (1997)Eduard Hess, Basel, Switzerland
Size
H: 36 cm
H: 14.2 inch
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.
Comparing literature
Felix, Marc L., Beauty and the beasts, New Jersey 2003, p. 47 f.