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DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
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A LUBA KIFWEBE MASK
Democratic Republic of Congo
Of hemispherical form, protuberant pierced rectangular mouth below the large nose which continues as a ridge on the forehead, broad pierced crescent eyes, the face with curved bands in shallow relief painted alternately black and white, a rectangular panel of red and white bands to the chin.
14¾ in. (37.5 cm.) high
Democratic Republic of Congo
Of hemispherical form, protuberant pierced rectangular mouth below the large nose which continues as a ridge on the forehead, broad pierced crescent eyes, the face with curved bands in shallow relief painted alternately black and white, a rectangular panel of red and white bands to the chin.
14¾ in. (37.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Julius Carlebach, New York, 1958