Lot 533

Songye Kifwebe Female Mask, DRC

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Songye Kifwebe Female Mask, DRC

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,800

Starting Bid: $400

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by Artemis Fine Arts
July 30, 2026 8:00 AM MDT
Live Auction
686 S. Taylor Avenue
Suite 108
Louisville, CO, US 80027

Democratic Republic of Congo. Female mask carved with distinctive abstract form, domed forehead, large bulging eyes at sides of thick triangular nose, projecting rectangular mouth, inset horizontal groove at temple, and surface enlivened by tightly engraved linear pattern following curves of mask. Painted with black and white kaolin pigment. Matte patina with encrusted deposits. 12.5" H (31.75 cm H).

Provenance: Estate of Dr. Walter Wallace, Princeton, NJ.

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Item # 72291

  • Condition: Repaired from several pieces, with a shard lost on the lower left eyelid.

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