Face Mask (Kifwebe)

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Face Mask (Kifwebe): Carved wood face mask with pigmented striations, geometric features, and protruding closed mouth with X.
Face Mask (Kifwebe)

Carved wood face mask with pigmented striations, geometric features, and protruding closed mouth with X.

Name/Title

Face Mask (Kifwebe)

Entry/Object ID

2013.C-D.048

Description

Medium wood face mask with red features, closed eyes, X over protruding closed mouth, and white striations covering the rest of the mask.

Use

Ritual

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

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

13-1/4 in

Width

7-3/4 in

Depth

4-3/4 in

Material

Wood, pigment