LUBA Large Kifwebe Female wood Mask Baluba Congo DRC

CONGO DRC
BEAUTIFUL LARGE BALUBA KIFWEBE MASK
With their streaks that characterize them, the Kifwebe masks of the Luba and Songye have many similarities,
so it is quite difficult to differentiate them without a certain habit.
Kifwebe Luba masks have a protective role against diseases, while those of Songye used to impress and police
(for male masks) and celebrate power changes, burials or investitures (for female masks)
Kifwebe masks are real modern sculptures with very daring architecture, exuberant shapes and volumes.
They instantly remind us of Cubism.
CHARACTERISTICS :

TYPE OF OBJECT : Mask.
ETHNICAL GROUP : Luba - Baluba
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN : Democratic Republic Congo
(ex Zaire, ex Belgian Congo)
MATERIAL : Wood.
DIMENSIONS : About 19 1/2 inches high.
CONDITION : Medium
BASE IS NOT INCLUDED
BIBLIOGRAPHIE - BIBLIOGRAPHY :
LUBA, AUX SOURCES DU ZAIRE, FRANCOIS NEYT,
Editions du Musee Dapper, 1993.
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CONGO RDC
LUBA
MASQUE KIFWEBE
BEAU GRAND MASQUE DES BALUBA
AVEC LES STRIES QUI LES CARACTERISENT, LES MASQUES KIFWEBE DES LUBA ET DES SONGYE PRESENTENT BEAUCOUP DE SIMILITUDES,
IL EST DONC ASSEZ DIFFICILE DE LES DIFFERENCIER SANS UNE CERTAINE HABITUDE.
LES MASQUES KIFWEBE LUBA ONT UN ROLE DE PROTECTION CONTRE LES MALADIES, ALORS QUE CEUX DES SONGYE SERVENT A IMPRESSIONNER ET FAIRE LA POLICE (POUR LES MASQUES MASCULINS) ET CELEBRER LES CHANGEMENTS DE POUVOIR, ENTERREMENTS OU INVESTITURES (POUR LES MASQUES FEMININS)
LES MASQUES KIFWEBE SONT DE VERITABLES SCULPTURES MODERNES A L'ARCHITECTURE TRES AUDACIEUSE, AUX FORMES ET VOLUMES EXUBERANTS.
ILS NOUS EVOQUENT INSTANTANEMENT LE CUBISME.
CARACTERISTIQUES :
TYPE D'OBJET : Masque
ETHNIE : Luba - Baluba
ORIGINE : REPUBLIQUE DEMOCRATIQUE DU CONGO
(Ex Congo Belge, ex Zaire)
MATERIAU : Bois.
DIMENSIONS : Hauteur 50 cm
ETAT : Moyen
(Voir photos)
LE SOCLE N'EST PAS INCLUS

Reserve: $500.00

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