Mask "kifwebe"
D. R. Congo, Luba
sold
EUR 3,330
Provenance
Alain Guisson, Brussels, BelgiumRudolph de Ruijter, Katlijk, The Netherlands
Michel Gaud, Saint Tropez, France
Size
H: 31,5 cm
H: 12.4 inch
Description
wood, kaolin, black and blue pigments, presumably depicting a monkey (baboon?), nice detail: eyebrows made from real hair, pierced around the rim in two rows, min. dam., fissures, slight traces of abrasion;
since the mid-1980s some variations on the typical “kifwebe” masks appeared. The classic rectangular box shape and the grooved pattern receded, while attributes of certain animals were added.