Igbo Style and Songye "Kifwebe" Inspired Masks, Central Africa

Item Details

Igbo style (Nigeria, Central Africa)
Mask, late 20th century
Carved wood and pigment

Songye style (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa)
Kifwebe style masks, late 20th century
Carved wood and pigment

Condition

- insect holes particularly throughout largest mask; wood splitting to the right of the largest mask; chips, cracks, scratches, and pigment loss; notable area pigment loss to one of the smaller masks.

Dimensions

- measures largest mask.

Item #

ITMGC48884