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African Tribal Art Songye / Hembe Zaire Shields

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African Tribal Songye Kifwebe Association Figure, Congo/Zaire: African Tribal Art: Songye People, Congo/Zaire: Kifwebe Association Figure, wood, leather/fur, raffia fiber, pigment. 20th century. The figure is fitted with a custom wooden stand. About Kifwebe Assoc

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Songye statue - DRC ex Zaire - African Art Tribal Art: Title: Songye statue - DRC ex Zaire - African Art Tribal Art Date/Period: Second half 20th century Origin: DRC ex Zaire Dimension: 14,57 Inch Materials: Wood Weight: 3,97 Pounds Item type: Statue, fet

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Songye fetish - DRC ex Zaire - African Art Tribal Art: Title: Songye fetish - DRC ex Zaire - African Art Tribal Art Date/Period: Mid-XXeme Origin: DRC ex Zaire Dimension: 13,39 Inch Materials: wood, raffia… Weight: 1,21 Pounds Item type: Statue, fet

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Songye mask - DRC ex Zaire - African Art Tribal Art: Title: Songye mask - DRC ex Zaire - African Art Tribal Art Date/Period: Second half 20th century Origin: DRC ex Zaire Dimension: 10,63 Inch Materials: wood Weight: 0,66 Pounds Item type: Mask Descript

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Songye mask - DRC ex-Zaïre - African Art Tribal Art: Title: Songye mask - DRC ex-Zaïre - African Art Tribal Art Date/Period: Second half 20th century Origin: DRC ex-Zaïre Dimension: 16,54 Inch Materials: wood Weight: 1,76 Pounds Item type: masks Prove

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A Tall Luba Songye Kifwebe Dance Shield African Art: This is a very nice older dance shield with protruding mask face , all carved from a single piece of heavy, dense wood. The Shield features red,white and black painted linear designs and a handle. The

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Beautiful LUBA Kifwebe Wood Mask Congo DRC Baluba African Tribal Art Songye 0985: CONGO DRC CUTE LITTLE BALUBA KIFWEBE MASK With their streaks that characterize them, the Kifwebe masks of the Luba and Songye have many similarities, so it is quite difficult to differentiate them wit

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Songye Mask: African Tribal Art Songye Mask from Congo. The dimension is 15 inches high x 8 inches wide. The packing and shipping cost with insurance for domestic is $45.00 flat rate shipping within the Continenta

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Songye Mask: African Tribal Art Songye Mask from DR Congo, Dimension is 21.5 inches high x 10.5 inches wide. The shipping cost for domestic is $45.00 flat rate shipping within the Continental US, international for

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Songye Mask: African Tribal Art Songye Mask from Congo. The dimension is 18 inches high x 9 inches wide. The packing and shipping cost with insurance for domestic is $45.00 flat rate shipping within the Continenta

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Songye Mask: African Tribal Art Songye Mask from Congo. The dimension is 16.5 inches high x 8 inches wide. The shipping cost for domestic is $45.00 flat rate shipping within the Continental US including handling,

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Songye Mask: African Tribal Art Songye Mask. The dimension is 8 inches high x 6.5 inches wide. The shipping cost for domestic is $45.00 flat rate shipping within the Continental US including handling, packing and

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Songye Mask: African Tribal Art Songye Mask from DR Congo, dimension is 16 inches high x 11 inches wide. The shipping cost for domestic is $45.00 flat rate shipping within the Continental US, international foreign

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Songye Mask: African Tribal Art Songye Mask from Congo, Dimension is 16.5 inches high x 7.5 inches wide. The shipping cost for domestic is $45.00 flat rate shipping within the Continental US, international foreign

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Songye Mask: African Tribal Art Songye Mask, Congo, Dimension is 10.5 inches high x 6.5 inches wide. The shipping cost for domestic is $25.00 flat rate shipping within the Continental US, international foreign shi

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African Tribal Art Songye / Hembe Zaire Shields

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Two Songye / Hembe Zair shields, Second half 20th. C., are created from a single piece of wood, One carved with decorative striations, horizontal ridges with masked face. Other with decorative design with face mask in center. These represent strength and were also designed to call upon spirits / ancestors, to protect. These stripes are coated with pigment. The symbolism of the face represents power and hallucinatory strength, while the stripes call upon spirits / ancestors. At the back of the masks, a handle has been carved into the shields. In traditional Africa, shields were used not only as defensive weapons, but also as decorative or ritual objects filled with symbolic meaning. Songye shields are all carved from single pieces of wood. The heads on the shields relate to the masks of this once warlike people from the Dem. Republic of Congo (Zaire) CONDITION VERY GOOD . 24'' x 6'' And 25'' x 7''. ''Provenance Anne Narosny African Art Collection Estate'' Sale # 1 of 3''

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African Tribal Art Songye / Hembe Zaire Shields

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