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A Fine Old Songye Kifwebe Dance Mask Ex Leonard Kahan

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A Fine Old Songye Kifwebe Dance Mask Ex Leonard Kahan

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A carved wooden dance mask with precise linear designs and overall classic form, with highly stylized mouth and eyes. The mask has a woven grass headdress / netting still attached and remains of hair from the nose, common among the Kifwebe society dance masks. The mask. Songye peoples, DRC / Congo, Africa. The mask measures 17 x 8 inches ( 21 inches tall on professional quality custom display stand) Provenance: Ex. McConnell Collection, VA. Ex. Leonard Kahan Gallery, NY.

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A Fine Old Songye Kifwebe Dance Mask Ex Leonard Kahan

Name: A Fine Old Songye Kifwebe Dance Mask Ex Leonard Kahan
SKU: 89594328
Price: 1900 USD
Availability: InStock

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