Lot 277: A Songye Kifwebe mask

Songye, D. R. Congo; H: 15"

The mask of the female type, with rounded head and very low medial ridge, the nose wedge-shaped and blackened, the mouth jutting from beneath with red pigment, the large half-circle eyes with red pigment. The whole heavily striated and covered with white in-fill. A fine example on a custom base.

Provenance:
Property of a West Coast private collector

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