Mask "kifwebe", female type "kikashi" · D. R. Congo, Songye · ID: 3053566
Starting price
EUR 2,500
Estimated price
EUR 5,000
Provenance
Arno Henseler, Munich, GermanySize
H: 34 cm
H: 13.4 inch
Description
wood, pigments, copper sheet, rest. (metal clips), base
The labsence of a crest proves that this mask is of the rarer female type, called “kikashi”. They represent positive powers and are mainly used at masquerades taking place at night, for example at important moon ceremonies, or on the death of chief.
Publications
Eisenhofer, Stefan & Karin Guggeis, Afrikanische Kunst, München, Berlin 2002, p. 92, ill. 89