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Songye, "Kifwebe" Mask

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Kifwebe Mask Songye D.R. Congo: Kifwebe mask - SONGYE - D.R. Congo D.R. Congo Mid 20th century Wood 45 x 26 x 27 cm (1100 gram) Ancient, large female Songye Kifwebe mask, carved in wood from Belgian Congo. Without stand Please note

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A Fine Old Luba / Songye Kifwebe African Mask: This is an old and field used carved wooden mask from the Luba ( or possibly Songye) peoples, DRC /Congo, Africa. This mask originates from the central heart of Tribal Africa. Their western neighbours

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African Tribal Songye Kifwebe Passport Mask DRC: Title: African Tribal SONGYE Kifwebe PASSPORT Mask. Democratic Republic Congo. Estimated age: First part of the 20th Century. Origin/Tribe: Songye, Democratic Republic Congo. Historic Origin: From a B

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African Tribal Songye Kifwebe Passport Mask DRC: Title: Rare African Tribal SONGYE Kifwebe PASSPORT Mask. Democratic Republic Congo. Estimated age: Mid 20th Century. Origin/Tribe: Songye, Democratic Republic Congo. Historic Origin: From a Belgian Au

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Songye Kifwebe miniature mask - DRC, Congo - African Art Tribal Art: Title: Songye Kifwebe miniature mask - DRC, Congo - African Art Tribal Art Description: African mask of the Songye ethnic group, in the south of the Democratic Republic of Congo . Provided with a high

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Early 20th C. African Songye Wooden Male Kifwebe Mask: **Originally Listed At $400** Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Songye peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden mask with abstract, stylized features and covered

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Songye Carved Wood Kifwebe Mask Early 20th Century: Songye Carved Wood Kifwebe Mask. Measure 25" X 10 1/4" X12". This lot, and many forthcoming are from the estate of a true antiquity connoisseur in every sense of the word. This antiquarian truly enjoy

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A Songye / Luba Kifwebe Wooden Mask: A Songye / Luba Kifwebe Wooden Mask. Measure 15.5" x 9"

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Two African Tribal Masks and One Songye Shield: 20th century, Songye, Kifwebe carved wooden mask with striated face; one Iyeba carved Queen Mother pendant mask with sheet copper accents; one carved and painted Songye shield. This lot to be sold on

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19th C. African Songye Wood Shield w/ Kifwebe Mask: Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Songye, Kalebwe District, ca. 19th to 20th century CE. An impressive wooden shield of ovoid form adorned in black and white pigments and featuring a traditional S

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A Songye Kifwebe Society Female Dance Mask: A large carved wooden mask with stylized facial treatment, linear designs and signs of age and handling. Songye peoples, Congo, central Africa.The mask measures 20 x 10.5 inches. There was not a displ

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Superb SONGYE Shield Songe Congo DRC Good Provenance: CONGO DRC BIG SONGYE SHIELD (Ngabo) Adorned with the miniature representation of a Kifwebe mask PROVENANCE: Ex - Franco - Belgian Collection of Mr Ph. V. (More details on request) Large shield, with p

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PRIMITIVE SONGYE KIFWEBE SOCIETY DANCE SHIELD: A Very Rare Old Songye Shield from the Congo, Africa.Carved from a single piece of wood and featuring a large Kifwebe society mask with large iron spikes driven into the mask face. A Very large and pr

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A Songye Kifwebe Panel: A carved wooden stylized panel featuring a kifwebe mask carved in high relief in the center, the whole brown with black and white highlights on the mask, with incised linear designs and zig zag markin

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A Songye Kifwebe Society Shrine Panel Ex Stewart Warkow Collection: A carved wooden and painted panel featuring a mask of the Kifwebe society, perhaps a totem of the society for a shrine wall or meeting house. The carved circular panel measures 9.5 x 9 inches. Songye

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A Songye Kifwebe Rectangular Panel: AS carved wooden panel with incised diamond shape designs as well as painted and accented linear designs on the mask face.. The entire panel is well weathered and worn. Songye peoples, DRC/ Congo, Afr

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Item Details

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Songye, "Kifwebe" Mask
43 cm (1' 5"), Congo

In the art market, many Kifwebe masks are available, but only a fraction of them were actually used in rituals. Due to their almost graphic striking appearance, they are mass-produced for the market and serve as decoration in modern homes. However, the mask offered here is authentic and was danced in rituals; the inside of the mask shows clear signs of long-term use. Kif or Bifwebe masks are ritual objects of the secret society "Bwadi bwa Kifwebe". The initiates of this society, the "Basha Masende", are knowledgeable in dealing with their deities. These types of masks are worn during initiation, circumcision, or funeral ceremonies. It is an impressive original from ancient Africa.
Provenance: Alain Guyson, Belgium; G.F. Vesely, AT