Songye Kifwebe DRC Congo Mask

Mask kifwebe songye drc congo. Dating: c. 1960. Dimensions: 31 cm. Materials: wood. provenance: ex private collection, belgium. provided with certificate of origin from an independent expert. Kifwebe mask offering in a classical way a face with abstract geometric shapes and angular contours, ample bulging forehead overlooking a stretched concave face, de very pretty ribs compose the face of the mask, the cubic mouth projected in high relief. The surface, entirely decorated with deeply engraved parallel streaks, is coated with kaolin and enhanced with black.

Ref. : 11KD9PFC