Zemanek-Münster

Small female mask "kifwebe"

R. D. Congo, Songye
Vendu 850 €
Provenance
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany (1995)
Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germany
Taille
H: 31 cm
H: 12.2 inch

Description

light wood, dark brown patina, red pigment (in two shades), mannered version of characteristic “kifwebe” type: disc-shaped flattened face with extremely waisted sides and elongated mouth/chin area, flat incised grooved pattern around eyes, slightly dam. (root of the nose), traces of old age (wood on the backside);
Luba with Songe influence.


Littérature comparée

Woods, Davy, Kifwebe Maskettes of the Luba and Songye, In: Tribal Art Magazine (48), Spring 2008, p.105, ill. 6

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