Face Mask (Kifwebe)

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Face Mask (Kifwebe): Round wood face mask with incised and pigmented lines and geometric features.
Face Mask (Kifwebe)

Round wood face mask with incised and pigmented lines and geometric features.

Name/Title

Face Mask (Kifwebe)

Entry/Object ID

2013.C-D.050

Description

Medium round face mask with large geometric features, repeating eye-like motifs connected to the eyes, and pigmented incised lines covering the mask.

Collection

Jonathan A. Campbell & Tanya G. Dowdey African Art Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Songye People

Attribution

Attributed to

Role

Maker

Date made

circa 1900 - 1930

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

Democratic Republic of Congo

Continent

Africa

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

Democratic Republic of Congo

Continent

Africa

Culture/Tribe

Songye People

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Masks

Search Terms

Mask

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

12-1/2 in

Width

12 in

Depth

9 in

Material

Wood, pigment