Four miniature masks "kifwebe" ·  R. D. Congo, Songye · ID: 3039805

Description

from light wood, with remains of kaolin and black paint, a) miniature mask with plant fibre beard, h: 8,2 cm, fine grass fibres for fixing, five small deepenings filled with magical substances, remains of red pigment backside; b) miniature mask with horizontal deepened eye zone, h: 9,5 cm, smooth surface (cheeks) in contrast to characteristically grooved areas; c) miniature mask, h: 15,5 cm, smooth facial plane, grooves marking hairdo; d) miniature mask, h: 10,5 cm, eye brows in concentrical grooves; all four masks with traces of old age and usage, with minor missing parts and abrasion of paint, drilled holes around rim partly broken out