African & Oceanic Art | Antiquities - 8th June 2021

Lot 247

A Songye kifwebe mask

Estimate £2,000 - £2,500

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Description

A Songye kifwebe mask

Democratic Republic of the Congo

with a high crest, curved eye slits, nasal hair and a protruding square mouth with a cut out end, with stepped band decoration with pigment,

62.5cm high, on a stand. (2)

Provenance

Private Collection, South Africa, acquired in the 1970's.

Private Collection, Australia.

Private Collection, London, UK.