Zoomorphic mask "kifwebe" · D. R. Congo, Songye · ID: 3036924
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Provenance
Aaron, Weis, Lausanne, FranceSize
H: 33,5 cm
H: 13.2 inch
Description
wood, white, red and black pigment, bent beak flanked by big eyes with sickle-shaped see slits, pierced around the rim, min. dam., missing parts (lower part), cracks, traces of abrasion, base;
variation of the “kifwebe” mask type. The big eyes and beak reminding of a bird of prey (owl?). Rare !
The object Zoomorphic mask “kifwebe” with the object ID 3036924 was last part of the auction 77th tribal art auction at June 28, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 518.
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Comparing literature
Felix, Marc L., Beauty and the beasts, Brussels 2003, p. 95