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.