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THBMiniature 1900s African Songye Kifwebe Wood Maskette
Lot 55a
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Artemis Fine Arts
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Featuring works of art from the Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico, a non-profit focused on promoting Indigenous Arts globally. All proceeds from the sale of these items will support future grants to Rehoming Program participants. Artemis Fine Arts info@artemisfinearts.com
Featuring works of art from the Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico, a non-profit focused on promoting Indigenous Arts globally. All proceeds from the sale of these items will support future grants to Rehoming Program participants. Artemis Fine Arts info@artemisfinearts.com
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Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Songye culture, ca. early 20th century CE. A stylized miniature kifwebe maskette, carved from a light wood and painted with contrasting black and white pigments. With its prominent medial crest, slit eyes, and an exaggerated protruding mouth, the maskette echoes the expressive forms of full-sized Songye ceremonial masks. Its surface is meticulously incised with a dense network of diagonal striations - an aesthetic hallmark of Songye visual language - while the pierced perimeter suggests it was once affixed to a costume or worn suspended. These small-scale masks often functioned as portable amulets of protection, prophesy, or social insignia within the context of Kifwebe society rites. Size: 8" L x 4.5" W (20.3 cm x 11.4 cm); 11" H (27.9 cm) on included custom stand.
Exhibited: "Hands on... Culture Shock!" Ralph T. Coe Foundation for the Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA. Hands-On Curatorial Program 2015. April 25 - December 31, 2015.
Provenance: Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA; ex-Ralph T. Coe personal collection; acquired in 2005 from Taylor Dale (TAD) Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA; ex- Gehnt Belgian collection, from an old Belgian colonial collection.
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#196420Old chips and abrasions to the peripheries. Staining and fading to surface. Otherwise great condition.Condition
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