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SONGYE KIFWEBE H Crafted Wood African Tribal Mask

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African Tribal Songye Kifwebe War Mask: African Tribal SONGYE Kifwebe War mask. Date: Third quarter of the 20th Century. Origin: SONGYE. Democratic Republic of the Congo. Material: Wood, black and white kaolin. Size: Height 46 cm. Width 21

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VINTAGE AFRICAN SONGYE TRIBAL KIFWEBE WALL MASK: With Congolese motifs of birds, rams horns, and a royal beard. This allegorical wood carved tribal kifwebe mask is styled after the Songye people of Congo. Excellent grotesque details, suggesting moti

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LARGE VINTAGE AFRICAN SONGYE TRIBAL KIFWEBE WALL MASK: With Congolese motifs of stylized flora and other forms. This allegorical wood carved tribal kifwebe mask is styled after the Songye people of Congo. Excellent grotesque details, with flora forms. In

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SONGYE KIFWEBE H Crafted Wood African Tribal Mask

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Mask is hand crafted and wooden. Piece is vintage possibly antique. In the Songye language, a mask is a kifwebe: this term has been given to masks representing spirits and characterized by striations. The kifwebe masks embodied supernatural forces. The kifwebe society used them to ward off disaster or any threat. Piece measures approximately 16 inches tall 9.5 inches wide 7.5 inches deep. Tribal mask, African mask, African tribal mask, hand crafted mask, wooden mask, SONGYE KIFWEBE mask. Evident scratches, cracks & wear. Property of 5th Avenue Manhattan Estate 6b

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SONGYE KIFWEBE H Crafted Wood African Tribal Mask

Name: SONGYE KIFWEBE H Crafted Wood African Tribal Mask
SKU: 157955572
Price: 70 USD
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