DepartmentAfrica
Kifwebe mask
NameMask
CultureLuba
Place madeDemocratic Republic of the Congo, Africa
MediumWood, pigment
DimensionsOverall: 9 3/4 x 8 11/16 x 5 1/2 in. (24.8 x 22 x 14 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Greg LaChapelle
Object numberA.2011.20.35
DescriptionRound convex, medium brown wood mask with creamy white pigment rubbed into deep hatched lines which cover the cheeks and forehead. The mask has pierced, slit eyes in round eyesockets, a pierced, protruding square mouth, and elongated, faintly triangular nose which continues over forehead. Lines projecting horizontally from eyes to edges and vertically formed of the nose and mouth, and from mouth to bottom edge of mask divide the surface into four quadrants. The edges of the mask are pierced.ca. 1970
Late 19th - Mid 20th century
Late 19th - Mid 20th century