Arts of Africa -African carved Songye Kifwebe mask. From DR Congo 15 x 8 x 6 1/2

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Arts of Africa -African carved Songye Kifwebe mask. From DR Congo 15 x 8 x 6 1/2:
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African carved Songye Kifwebe mask. From DR Congo 15 x 8 x 6 1/2

Songye Kifwebe Mask Female with White Pigment DR Congo African Mask
Type of Object Mask
Country of Origin DR Congo
People Songye
Materials Wood, pigment
Approximate Age Mid 20th century Additional Information: A Songye Female mask covered with white pigmet and striations. The surface shows significant wear and good age.

The present mask belongs to the category of the most famous Songye masks knowns as Kifwebe and made for the Bwadi Bwa Kifwebe Secret society. \"Kifwebe\" means \"Mask\" in the Songye language.This is a female character recognized by the abscence of a central crest. .

According to Hersak (1985: 168), \"the striated masks, or kifwebe, are used as agents of a tradition and figures of authority to exercise social and political control through practices of evil magic and witchcraft by the members of the bwadi bwa kifwebe society. Among the societies public performances, three mask types exist: two grades of male and one female mask. Male masks are distinguished by a striated pattern of three colors while the female one is predominantly white with the features accented in black and some red... The Kifwebe tradition which exists also among the Luba, seems to have originated south of the Eastern chiefdom in an area of Luba/Songe admixture. The Songye confirm this provenance by the interpretation that the kifwebe striations relate (apart from the zebra) to a pugnacious species of striped bushbuck antelope which inhabited the area.\"

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