Mask - Congo (No reserve price)
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Wooden object from Congo, dating to 1900–2000, with provenance from a private collection and measuring 60 cm high by 16 cm wide.
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The Songye are a Bantu people of Central Africa established in the southeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in the Kabinda district near the Lomami River. According to sources there are several variant spellings: Basengele, Basonge, Basongo, Basongye, Bassonge, Bayembe, Kisongye, Sengele, Songe, Songhe, Songyes, Wasonga, Yembe...
Songye art is highly sought after by collectors. Their Nkishi fetishes are impressive!
Famed for their artistic productions, and in particular for their famous striped bifwebe masks, the Songye are distinguished by an original political system.
Located in the southeast of Zaire, the society
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The Songye are a Bantu people of Central Africa established in the southeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in the Kabinda district near the Lomami River. According to sources there are several variant spellings: Basengele, Basonge, Basongo, Basongye, Bassonge, Bayembe, Kisongye, Sengele, Songe, Songhe, Songyes, Wasonga, Yembe...
Songye art is highly sought after by collectors. Their Nkishi fetishes are impressive!
Famed for their artistic productions, and in particular for their famous striped bifwebe masks, the Songye are distinguished by an original political system.
Located in the southeast of Zaire, the society
Details
Era
Before 1400
Culture
Ancient Asian
Number of objects
1
Century/timeframe
1900-200
Material
Wood
Acquired from
Private collection
Country of origin
Congo
Year acquired
1920
Condition
Good condition - used with small signs of aging & blemishes
Country acquired from
Africa
Height
60 cm
Previous owner acquired from
Private collection
Width
16 cm
Previous owner - year acquired
195
Previous owner - country acquired from
Africa
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