African Wood Mask Folk Art Tribal raffia Songye Kifwebe Masks For Wall-G2619

SIZE(CM): 55.5/17
This Kifwebe mask comes from the family estate and was harvested in 1942, making this piece of art a unique and exclusive item. African mask occupy a very important place in Matsuba art. African mask with large eyes, a pyramid-shaped nose and a small four-sided box or low-poly mouth. The arch of the skullcap is usually formed by the sagittal crest. mask with classic grooves in some places, sometimes made of threads in natural wood color, sometimes of colored paint. This type of African mask was used during initiations and possibly even by tribal shamans