A Luba Kifwebe Dance Shield

Carved wooden shield with raised mask face and incised linear designs. Luba peoples, Kifwebe society, DRC / Congo, central Africa. The Shield measures 22 x 9 inches. Provenance: A Private New York Cit

This is a very nice older dance shield with protruding mask face , all carved from a single piece of heavy, dense wood. The Shield features red,white and black painted linear designs and a handle. The

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

African dance mask, Kifwebe Society, Luba, D.R. Congo, circa 1960, owl dance mask showing some signs of us and wear, 17"h

A carved wooden semi helmet dance mask with incised linear designs and classic form, signs of heavy field use and wear. Such masks are danced at ceremonial activities of the Kifwebe society. Luba peop

A carved wooden semi helmet dance mask with incised linear designs and classic form, signs of field use and wear. Such masks are danced at ceremonial activities of the Kifwebe society. Luba peoples, D

A Carved wooden dance mask with wide flat face, tall central crest and incised linear designs. The mask shows great age and wear suggesting field use over many years. Luba peoples, Kifwebe society, DR

A tall carved wooden ceremonial dance mask with incised linear designs and a classic form, painted with kaolin clay pigments. Luba peoples, Kifwebe society, DRC/ Congo, central Africa. The mask measur

A carved wooden dance shield with incised linear designs and a Kifwebe society mask face adorning the center of the shield, handle carved out of the same wood in the reverse. Songye peoples, Congo, Af

A very finely carved wooden mask in the form of a "Night owl" and considered a medium to the spirit world when used in traditional dances of the Luba and Songye kifwebe society. Luba peoples, Congo, A

A carved wooden Dance mask of the Kifwebe society in the stylized Form of an Owl. Luba or Songye peoples, DRC/ Congo, central Africa. The mask measures 16 x 8 inches ( 20 inches tall on professional c

A Carved wooden round mask with incised linear designs and accented with mineral pigments. Luba peoples, Kifwebe society, DRC / Congo, central Africa. The mask measures 15 x 12 inches ( 21 inches tall

A Very Finely carved wooden dance shield with ornate incised and painted designs, with a central ancestor figure shown wearing a cross necklace and open mouth, large round psychedelic eyes and wonderf

A carved wooden dance mask with precise linear designs and overall classic form, with highly stylized mouth and eyes. The mask has a woven grass headdress / netting still attached and remains of hair

A Highly stylized dance mask with precise linear incised designs accented with black paint and white kaolin clay pigments. The mask has a woven rope netting and traditional "tail" on the back. The mem

Dance shield Geelvinckbay (korwar-ancestor head on top). Made of wood, dating to the early/mid 20th Century. Country of origin: North Papua New Guinea. Size: 122 cm (49 inches). Private collection the

A Luba Kifwebe polychromed wood maskDemocratic Republic of the CongoRaised on a black metal stand.height 17in (43cm) Provenance:Property from the Estate of Lee Bronson, Los Angeles, California.

Zulu carved wood dance shield, 20th c., decorated with concentric circle design, on museum stand, 21.75"dia

A Luba kifwebe polychromed carved wood maskDemocratic Republic of the CongoRaised on a black metal stand.height 16 1/2in (42cm); width 9 3/4in (25cm) Provenance:Property from the Estate of Lee Bronso

Carved Softwood Shield in darkened finish, Kalimantan region, having overall low relief anthropomorphic figures of interlocking demons, inlaid shell 'eyes', slightly convex, offset handle on back with

A diminutive carved wooden mask with incised linear designs and a kaolin clay painted surface, embellished with grass netting. Luba peoples, DRC/ Congo, Africa. The mask measures 9.5 x 5 inches. A met

2 African Songye and Luba Kifwebe Masks, DRC. Carve wood and pigment. Ex Collection Prof. Gene R. Shreve, South Yarmouth, Massachusetts. Published: "African Art & the Serious Collector" Maine Antiques

Native American Plains Indian Dance Shield Painted buckskin covered parfleche rawhide shield having turkey feathers, red felt ribbons, horse hair and buckskin attachments, intact buckskin grips verso

Ceremonial dance shield with guardian face motif. Dayak. Borneo Island, Indonesia. Wood, paint. H: 43", W: 10". Provenance: Mark Johnson, Los Angeles