Sold2021A Songye Kifwebe African Mask Ex Sotheby's Park BernetA carved wooden female dance mask with classic linear designs and wonderfully abstract facial features, signs of field use. Basongye peoples, DRC/ Congo, Africa. The mask measures 13 x 8 inches. A metSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Rare Janus Songye Kifwebe African mask Ex Feldman CollectionA rare carved wooden janus form mask with incised linear designs accented with kaolin clay pigments, with a well handled surface. Songye peoples, Kifwebe society, DRC/ Congo, central Africa. The maskSee Sold Price
Sold2020Ancient Dogon African Mask Ex Park Bernet 1970A tall carved wooden mask with large geometric openwork eyes and a well weathered and worn surface. Dogon peoples, Mali, West Africa. The mask measures 25 x 6.5 inches. a metal display stand can be inSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Songye Kifwebe African Mask Ex Irwin Hersey CollectionA large carved wooden semi-helmet style mask with linear designs, tall central crest and attached woven fiber rope netting to cover the dancer. Basonge peoples, Kifwebe society, DRC/ Congo, central AfSee Sold Price
Sold2021A Yoruba Gelede Mask Ex Sotheby's Park Bernet 1960sA Charming Old carved wooden helmet mask from the Yoruba of Nigeria. A Gelede festival mask of a colonial era soldier. The mask measures 11 x 9 inches. A metal display stand can be included for an addSee Sold Price
Sold2021Rare Miniature Songye Kifwebe Mask Ex Jon GiltsoffA very highly stylized miniature Basongye peoples "passport" type mask with strong linear designs and a wonderful flared form. The mask measures 6.5 inches. Provenance: Ex. Sol and Josephne Levitt, NYSee Sold Price
Sold2020A Fine Old Songye Kifwebe Dance Mask Ex Leonard KahanA 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 hairSee Sold Price
Sold2021Songye Kifwebe Dance mask Ex Robert Banks CollectionA Highly stylized dance mask with precise linear incised designs accented with black paint and white kaolin clay pigments. The mask has a woven rope netting and traditional "tail" on the back. The memSee Sold Price
Sold2022A Songye Kifwebe Female Mask Ex Visser GalleryA Large carved wooden female Kifwebe society dance mask with precise carved linear decorations and painted with black pigments and kaolin clay. The Mask has a well handled surface and measures 20 x 11See Sold Price
Sold2021A Songye Kifwebe Society mask Ex Leonard Kahan GalleryCarved wooden face mask with incised linear designs and a well carved and highly stylized form, traditional for the Kifwebe society. The mask measures 14 x 8 inches. A metal display stand can also beSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Songye Kifwebe Female Dance Mask Ex Hautelet CollectionA carved wooden helmet mask featuring traditional incised linear designs, stylized protruding mouth and facial features with attached raffia headdress and collar. Songye peoples, Kifwebe society, DRC/See Sold Price
Sold2022A Songye Kifwebe Society Male Mask Ex Graven Images GalleryA very well handled and field used carved wooden mask with painted areas and incised linear designs, tall central crest representing a male mask worn by a dancer of the Kifwebe society, Songye peoplesSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Songye Kifwebe Male Dance mask Ex Stewart WarkowA Tall carved wooden male dance mask with incised and painted linear designs, classic carving style with highly exaggerated facial features, attached woven rope netting and beard, obvious handling andSee Sold Price
Sold201919th Century Yoruba Eshu Staff Ex Sotheby's Park BernetA very fine and rare old Shango staff with cowrie shell adornment and signs of field use. Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The figure has an old label on the side as well as an old Sotheby's Park BernSee Sold Price
Sold2022A Pair of Yoruba Ibeji Ex Sotheby's Park BernetA fine 19th century or early 20th century carved wooden pair of Ibeji twin Idols with classic facial features and signs of traditional use over many years. Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, West Africa. The paSee Sold Price
Sold2022African Songye Kifwebe Dance MaskAfrican Songye Kifwebe Dance Mask. Carved wood and pigment. Provenance: Ex. Estate Collection Isadore and Nancy Marder, Philadelphia. Size: 18'' x 8'' x 9'' (46 x 20 x 23 cm).See Sold Price
Sold2017Songye Kifwebe MaskSongye Kifwebe Mask. DRC, Africa. Carved wood, fiber, with stand. Size: 53" x 10.5" x 26" (135 x 27 x 66 cm). Provenance: ex New York private ethnographic arts collection. Note: This is a NO RESERVE aSee Sold Price
Sold20176 Songye Kifwebe Masks6 Songye Kifwebe Masks. DRC, Africa. Carved wood. Largest size: 20'' x 8.25'' x 7'', 51 x 21 x 18 cm. Provenance: ex New York private ethnographic arts collection. Note: This is a NO RESERVE auction.See Sold Price
Sold2022African Songye Kifwebe Dance MaskAfrican Songye Kifwebe Dance Mask. Carved wood and pigment. Stand not included. Size: 15'' x 8.75'' x 7'' (38 x 22 x 18 cm). Ex. Collection William and Diane Bousquette, Purchase, New York.See Sold Price
Sold20232 African Songye and Luba Kifwebe Masks, DRC2 African Songye and Luba Kifwebe Masks, DRC. Carve wood and pigment. Ex Collection Prof. Gene R. Shreve, South Yarmouth, Massachusetts. Published: "African Art & the Serious Collector" Maine AntiquesSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Songye Kifwebe Society Shrine Panel Ex Stewart Warkow CollectionA 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. SongyeSee Sold Price
Sold2021Superb SONGYE Shield Songe Congo DRC Good ProvenanceCONGO 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 pSee Sold Price
Sold2024A Songye Royal Axe Ex Marc Leo FelixA Classic Forged metal Axe with copper sheet covered handle, a symbol of royalty and prestige among the Songye peoples. The Axe features two small mask emblems, perhaps referencing the Kifwebe societySee Sold Price
Sold2023A Songye Shrine Panel Field Collected 1955 Ex Rev MooneyA 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 erosioSee Sold Price
May 22PiasaPunu mask Gabon Wood and pigments Early 20th century H: 31 cm Provenance: Ex Philippe Guimiot, Ex€200
May 22PiasaPunu mask Gabon Wood and pigments Early 20th century H: 31 cm Provenance: Ex Philippe Guimiot, Ex€200
May 19Leonard Auction, a division of The Leonard CompanyAfrican Mask and Wood Sculpture Assortment$100(1 bid)