Songye Double Kifwebe Mask Shield

Description

Has been repaired. Songye Carved Wood Shield, Democratic Republic of the Congo, the front with relief-carved Kifwebe masks, white pigment, pyro-blackened surface In the Songye language, a mask is a kifwebe: this term has been given to masks representing spirits and characterized by striations. Depending on the region, it may be dark with white strips, or the reverse. The kifwebe masks embodied supernatural forces. The kifwebe society used them to ward off disaster or any threat. 35″x13.5″x3″
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