Male Kifwebe Mask (Primary Title)

Unknown (Artist)

19th–20th century
Songye
Wood, kaolin, paint, fiber
Democratic Republic of Congo
Overall (face): 18 1/2 × 7 1/2 × 9 in. (46.99 × 19.05 × 22.86 cm)
Overall (mask): 51 × 14 1/2 × 19 in. (129.54 × 36.83 × 48.26 cm)
2001.28
Kathleen Boone Samuels Memorial Fund
"Secrecy: African Art That Conceals and Reveals." New York: The Museum for African Art, 1993.
Image released via Creative Commons CC-BY-NC

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