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Mask (Kifwebe)
c. 1930s
Maker Unknown
African Art
Mask (Kifwebe), c. 1930s. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Songye-style maker. Wood and paint; overall: 71.2 cm (28 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1972.2 The three-colored stripes on this kifwebe mask visually link it to powerful and dangerous animals including zebras, snakes, lions, and porcupines; not all of these animals are local to where the Songye peoples live.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Mask
- Formatted Medium
- Wood and paint
- Dimensions
- Overall: 71.2 cm (28 1/16 in.)
- Departments
- African Art
- Accession Number
- 1972.2
- Credit Line
- Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Exhibitions
- Year in Review: 1972,
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