Mask "kifwebe" · D. R. Congo, Songye · ID: 3042813
sold
EUR 1,000
Provenance
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, GermanyGerman Private Collection
Size
H: 53,5 cm
H: 21.1 inch
Description
wood, light and dark brown patina, remains of kaolin, animal hair (nose), rattan, feathers, characteristic form with projecting sagittal crest and striped decor, complete with costume from net-like knotted plantfibre and abundant grass fibre beard, slightly dam. (nose), minor missing part (left side of the head), abrasion of paint, several holes in plant fibre netting