War Mask - Wood - Kifwebe - Africa

This mask nicely carved in stripes. Well cut pretty beautiful bulging eyes and protruding mouth. A beautifully striking piece.The Kifwebe masks are given supernatural powers and also used to intimidat

A Songye Wood Male Mask (Kifwebe) Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo Height 25 1/16 inches (63.8 cm). Property from Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, Ohio Provenance: Ms. Dianne Komminsk, gifted

A Songye Wood Female Mask (Kifwebe) Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo Height 12 inches (30.5 cm). Property from Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, Ohio Provenance: Ms. Dianne Komminsk, gifted in

A Songye Wood Male Mask (Kifwebe) West Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo Height 16 25/32 inches (42.6 cm). Property from Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, Ohio Provenance: Ms. Dianne Komminsk, gifted i

A Songye Wood Female Mask (Kifwebe) Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo Height 11 inches (27.9 cm). Property from Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, Ohio Provenance: Ms. Dianne Komminsk, gifted in

A Songye Wood Female Mask (Kifwebe) Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo Height 11 5/16 inches (28.8 cm). Property from Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, Ohio Provenance: Ms. Dianna Komminsk, gift

A Songye Wood Female Mask (Kifwebe) Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo

Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Songye peoples, ca. mid-20th century CE. The most well-known masks of the Songye culture are Kifwebe masks worn in connection with the Bwadi Bwa Kifwebe secre

Songye 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 a

6 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.

Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Songye, Kalebwe District, ca. 19th to 20th century CE. An impressive wooden shield of ovoid form adorned in black and white pigments and featuring a traditional S

African Tribal SONGYE Kifwebe War mask. Date: Third quarter of the 20th Century. Origin: SONGYE. Democratic Republic of the Congo. Material: Wood, black and white kaolin. Size: Height 46 cm. Width 21

A Songye Kifwebe style mask. Central Africa. 20th century. Wood, pigment, and natural fibers. Measures mask without fiber netting. 13" x 8" x 8". Condition: includes stand. Scratches and cracks throug

Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Songye peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A figure comprised of wood wrapped with a fiber network, a leather kit with remaining brown hairy coat aroun

Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Songye peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A figure comprised of wood wrapped with a fiber network, a leather kit with remaining brown hairy coat aroun

A Carved wood and painted mask with detailed decorative painted designs and incised linear motifs. Songye / Luba peoples, DRC. Congo, Africa. The mask measures 15.5 inches tall. A metal display stand

A Very Rare Old Songye Shield from the Congo, Africa.Carved from a single piece of wood and featuring a large Kifwebe society mask with large iron spikes driven into the mask face. A Very large and pr

wood, kaolin, H: 33,5 cm, H: 13,2 inch Provenance: Dirk Vonck, Brussels, Belgium Wolf-Bernard Müller, Krefeld, Germany Continent: Africa

This is a wonderful older wooden mask from the Songye peoples of The DRC / Congo, central Africa.Carved wood with a well handled and weathered patina. An unusual example that appears to have field use

This Polychrome Kifwebe Mask originates from the Luba tribe of Zaire, Africa, capturing the essence of tribal artistry and cultural expression. Carved from wood, it measures 11 inches in height, 9 inc

COLLECTION OF ETHNOGRAPHIC ARTSSeven total articles, including:- Kifwebe mask - Democratic Republic of the Congo/Zaire, Central Africa, Songye People, 20th century. Diminutive, wood carved and polychr

War mask carved in wood from the MOSSI - Burkina Faso. Oval face with pierced oval eyes, painted with white, black, blue and ochre pigments culminate in a central ridge. The nose is in relief. Good co

Title: Mask – Wood – Kifwebe – Songye – Congo DRC Provenance/Additional Info: Here an example of male Kifwebe characterized by angular and thrusting forms, and with the entire face covered in

Here an example of male Kifwebe characterized by angular and thrusting forms, and with the entire face covered in patterns of geometric grooves that are uniquely characteristic of these masks. The obj