Songye Mask 205.4 street vendor often incorporated into bridal dowries

often incorporated into bridal dowries

It is said that the lip plates and scarring were originally used to prevent capture by slave traders

Size: 23 × 24 × 10cm (H × W × L)

Perfect for a beach or park scene in your terrarium

Songye Mask 205.4 street vendor often incorporated into bridal dowriesA hand carved Songye kifwebe mask from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. These striated masks belonged to the bwadi bwa kifwebe society and were worn at ceremonies as figures of authority and social order, the deep parallel grooves carved across the face and picked out in pigment. Bold and graphic, with a high domed forehead and strong features, it makes a striking wall or shelf piece with real presence. Size: H 46cm W 17cm D 12cm.