Mask - Congo (No reserve price)

Songye
The wearing of traditional masks in the Congo
Luba artists carve masks involved in the Bwadi bwa Kifwebe society. They are easily identifiable by their shapes, generally softer than those of their Songye or Kalebwe neighbors, who are, for their part, generally more geometric and angular. A more specific type of Kifwebe masks: those of a nearly circular shape, like the one I am presenting here. The concentric striations are indeed present and symbolize the link between the world of the living and that of the ancestors.