Zoomorphic mask "kifwebe" ·  R. D. Congo, Songye · ID: 3036924

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 !

Littérature comparée

Felix, Marc L., Beauty and the beasts, Brussels 2003, p. 95