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PRIMITIVE SONGYE KIFWEBE SOCIETY DANCE SHIELD

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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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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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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 Shrine Panel Field Collected 1955 Ex Rev Mooney: A carved wooden wall panel featuring a Kifwebe society mask face and stylized form, heavy earthen pigments throughout. Please note the anthropomorphic figure carved on the back, also an area of erosio

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A Songye Prestige Staff Ex Irwin Hersey Collection: A very finely carved wooden staff or cane with a ancestor figure on top with kifwebe society like features and deep well handled surface patina. Songye peoples, DRC/ Congo, central Africa. The Staff m

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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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A pair of Vintage Songye Combs, African Art: A pair of carved wooden combs with Kifwebe society mask faces and well handled surfaces. Songye peoples, Congo, Africa. The largest comb measures 8.25 x 2.25 inches.

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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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PRIMITIVE SONGYE KIFWEBE SOCIETY DANCE SHIELD

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Description

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 primitive example, showing weathering and wear.Measures 48 inches tall x 12 inches wide.

Condition

Fair, well weathered

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PRIMITIVE SONGYE KIFWEBE SOCIETY DANCE SHIELD

Name: PRIMITIVE SONGYE KIFWEBE SOCIETY DANCE SHIELD
SKU: 67172542
Price: 250 USD
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