Kifabric mask of the Songye or Luba - Congo, Central Africa - Bird's head-like f…

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Kifabric mask of the Songye or Luba - Congo, Central Africa - Bird's head-like face with a crest running into the nose, small mouth and slit eyes, surface with linear carving. Wood with white and black pigmentation. 40 x 19 x 14 cm. - Minor losses of color, traces of age. - From a southern German private collection.

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Kifabric mask of the Songye or Luba - Congo, Central Africa

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