Songye "Kifwebe" Style and Chokwe "Mwana Po" Style Carved Wood and Fiber Masks

Item Details

Songye (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa)
Kifwebe mask, mid to late 20th century
Carved wood, pigment, and natural fibers

Chokwe (Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Zambia, Central Africa)
Mwana Pwo style mask, late 20th century
Carved wood and natural fibers

Condition

- cracks and repairs to the chin of Chokwe mask; patch to the right side of Songye mask; chips and abrasions particularly to the larger Songye mask; wear and discoloration to the fiber.

Dimensions

- measures wood of larger mask.

Item #

ITMGC48870