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Description : Mask kifwebe Luba, Zaire wood, dark patina, white and red pigment remains, of bulged form, the face decorated with curved parallel grooves, small open worked eyes are flanking a flat triangular nose, a rectangular opened mouth underneath, min. dam., slight signs of abrasion, those masks are said to be incarnations of bizarre heterogenic beings. The grooves are symbolizing animals with striped skin, like porcupines, zebras or antelopes. Those round mask were especially danced in funerals of important persons and during other rites of transition or transformation. H: 34 cm, (4637/001)
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About the lot N° 412
Title : Mask Kifwebe Luba, Zaire Wood
Size : H: 34 cm
Provenance : Provenance Coll. Clement, Belgium
Notes : Literature Felix, Marc l., Beauty and the beasts, Kifwebe and animal masks of the Songye, Luba and related peoples, New Jersey 2003, p. 59 Roberts, Allen F., Luba, Mailand 2007, pl. 21 Neyt, Francois, Luba, Aan de Bronnen van de Zaire, Ausstellungskatalog Paris 1994, p. 205 Segy, Ladislas, African sculpture speaks, New York 1996, p. 241, ill. 350
Zemanek-Muenster, auctioneer, Würzburg, DE It's free to register now to view!
Sale title : 53rd Tribal Art auction
Sale date : 01 Mar 2008 It's free to register now to view!
Sale Reference : Live Sale

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