A Songye Kifwebe Female Mask Ex Visser Gallery

A Large carved wooden female Kifwebe society dance mask with precise carved linear decorations and painted with black pigments and kaolin clay. The Mask has a well handled surface and measures 20 x 11

A carved wooden helmet mask featuring traditional incised linear designs, stylized protruding mouth and facial features with attached raffia headdress and collar. Songye peoples, Kifwebe society, DRC/

Carved wooden face mask with incised linear designs and a well carved and highly stylized form, traditional for the Kifwebe society. The mask measures 14 x 8 inches. A metal display stand can also be

A very well handled and field used carved wooden mask with painted areas and incised linear designs, tall central crest representing a male mask worn by a dancer of the Kifwebe society, Songye peoples

African Congo Songye Kifwebe Female mask, stained dark wood depicting a bulbous round face with continuous striations running the length of the mask and low central crest, triangular nose, square shap

African Congo Songye Kifwebe "Dark Female" mask, stained dark wood depicting a concave moon shaped face with curvilinear carved striations running the length of the mask and meeting at a simple arch c

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 wooden female dance mask with classic linear designs and wonderfully abstract facial features, signs of field use. Basongye peoples, DRC/ Congo, Africa. The mask measures 13 x 8 inches. A met

Songye Kifwebe Masks, 20th c., one female, one male, 20" x 7" x 2 3/4", no pigment, some charring; 13" x 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", red and white pigment. Shrinkage cracks.

CONGO DRC SONGYE - Large Female Kifwebe Mask The Songye have created these masks among the most impressive of the art of Black Africa. The Kifwebe masks are real modern sculptures with very audacious

CONGO DRC SONGYE - Large Female Kifwebe Mask The Songye have created these masks among the most impressive of the art of Black Africa. The Kifwebe masks are real modern sculptures with very audacious

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 highly stylized miniature Basongye peoples "passport" type mask with strong linear designs and a wonderful flared form. The mask measures 6.5 inches. Provenance: Ex. Sol and Josephne Levitt, NY

Songye Kifwebe Female MaskCongo, likely 1970s, carved wood and pigment, striated predominately in white with features accented in black and red. 16 x 11 in. Striated masks are used by figures of autho

Democratic Republic of Congo, early 20th century. A Songye Kifwebe female mask, wood carved mask with white and red pigment remains, ht. 20, wd. 12, dp. 8 inches. Overall good condition. Consistent we

A rare carved wooden janus form mask with incised linear designs accented with kaolin clay pigments, with a well handled surface. Songye peoples, Kifwebe society, DRC/ Congo, central Africa. The mask

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

A large carved wooden semi-helmet style mask with linear designs, tall central crest and attached woven fiber rope netting to cover the dancer. Basonge peoples, Kifwebe society, DRC/ Congo, central Af

A carved wooden semi-helmet style dance mask with classic linear designs, abstract form and with raffia grass netting attached. Kifwebe secret society, Basongye peoples, DRC/ Congo, Africa. The mask i

A very nice older carved wooden mask with heavy linear designs and traditional form, accented with red, white and black kaolin clay pigment. Songye peoples, DRC/ Congo, Africa. The mask itself measure

A carved wooden mask with kaolin clay white pigment and precise incised linear designs accented by black pigment around the eyes and central stripe down the length of the mask. Songye peoples, Kifwebe

A finely carved wooden mask with precise incised linear designs and kaolin clay white pigment accented with black paint. Songye peoples, Kifwebe society, Congo, Africa. *** A durable metal display sta

A Tall carved wooden male dance mask with incised and painted linear designs, classic carving style with highly exaggerated facial features, attached woven rope netting and beard, obvious handling and