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Songye society: a carved wooden Kifwebe mask, Songye society: a carved wooden Kifwebe mask, 20th century, Democratic Republic of the Congo, carved with a high crest over a pair of narrow eye slits, with protruding nose decorated with raffia over a protruding square mouth, with banded patinated decoration throughout, raised on a wrought metal stand, 62.5cm high with stand Provenance: Private Collection, South Africa, acquired in the 1970s; Private Collection, Australia; Private Collection, London, UK. Condition Report: With some scuffs throughout. The right hand side with a reinforced crack running down the crest and forehead fo the mask - these appear to have been reinforced. Some minor breaks and losses along the edges.
london, United Kingdom
