Antique KIFWEBE SONGYE Masquerade LUBA Shield Mask - Belgian CONGO - 1930

Description

Antique KIFWEBE Shield Mask from the SONGYE LUBA People
Belgian CONGO - age unknown
wood, coating, pigment, painting, kaolin ; used :
chips, cracks, abrasions
(cf. pictures)
;
tribal patina of use
; no display stand ;
was used during tribal masquerades ;
height : 43 cm x 27 cm x 12 cm (approx. 17 in.)
weight : 870 grs ;
provenance : Belgian family collection, transmitted by inheritance.
Category : antique, ethnic, ritual, tribal, ethnographic, africa, wood, congo, kifwebe, songye, luba, mask.