19th Century Songye Kifwebe Mask

Among the most iconic sculptural traditions of Central Africa, the Kifwebe masks of the Songye people are celebrated for their striking abstraction and powerful ceremonial presence. ...

Dance mask/ sculpture. Known as a Kifwebe mask. Songye. Carved wood. 20th century. With a few flaws and repairs.

An elegant and refined mask representing the ideal beauty of a female ancestor. The face, surmounted by an elongated element of coiffure, is long and stylized. The nose is long and t...

Kholuka Yaka Mask, DR Congo. Wood, basketry, textile, raffia. Typical African mask of the Yaka in the south of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Kholuk...

African Lwalwa tribal mask enhanced with white pigment on the mouth and ears.

Igbo mask, Nigeria, circa 1990. Igbo masks form a significant and striking role in their culture, featured in dances and ceremonies as part of an elaborate costume. The mask itself a...

Traditionally, Kifwebe masks were created and worn by members of the secret masking society, Bwadi Bwa Kifwebe, of the Luba and the Songye People living in the central part of the Co...

Among the Lega people of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, art served as a powerful vehicle for knowledge, morality and social identity. Masks and figures played an integral ...

Incredible old african mask in noble wood circa 1900 attributed to SONGYE people.

A hand carved wood wall mask, vintage from the 20th Century. African Folk Art. Handmade and carved from a single piece of exotic wood, in a manner specific to traditional African ar...