African Tribal Songye Kifwebe Mask with Beard Leather Congo African Art-2968

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Songye Kifwebe Mask with Beard Leather Congo African Art-31.5/28.3 CM
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Songye Kifwebe Mask with Beard Leather Congo African Art-
83.5/20
CM
The present mask belongs to the category of the most famous masks knowns as masks and made for the Bwadi Bwa masks Secret society. "Kifwebe" means "Mask" in the Songye language.This is a female character recognized by the abscence of a central crest. . According to Hersak (1985: 168), "the striated masks, or kifwebe, are used as agents of a tradition and figures of authority to exercise social and political control through practices of evil magic and witchcraft by the members of the bwadi bwa masks society. Among the societies public performances, three mask types exist: two grades of male and one female mask. Male masks are distinguished by a striated pattern of three colors while the female one is predominantly white with the features accented in black and some red... The masks tradition which exists also among the Luba, seems to have originated south of the eastern chiefdom in an area of Luba/Songe admixture. The Songye confirm this provenance by the interpretation that the masks striations relate (apart from the zebra) to a pugnacious species of striped bushbuck antelope which inhabited the area."
SIZE OF THE MASK
83.5/20
CM
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An original patina covers the item
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The present mask belongs to the category of the most famous masks knowns as masks and made for the Bwadi Bwa masks Secret society. "Kifwebe" means "Mask" in the Songye language.This is a female character recognized by the abscence of a central crest. . According to Hersak (1985: 168), "the striated masks, or kifwebe, are used as agents of a tradition and figures of authority to exercise social and political control through practices of evil magic and witchcraft by the members of the bwadi bwa masks society. Among the societies public performances, three mask types exist: two grades of male and one female mask. Male masks are distinguished by a striated pattern of three colors while the female one is predominantly white with the features accented in black and some red... The masks tradition which exists also among the Luba, seems to have originated south of the eastern chiefdom in an area of Luba/Songe admixture. The Songye confirm this provenance by the interpretation that the masks striations relate (apart from the zebra) to a pugnacious species of striped bushbuck antelope which inhabited the area."
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