Kifwebe Mask
CultureLuba or Kongo peoples
Dateca. 1950-1975
MediumWood, fiber, and pigments
DimensionsOverall: 19 × 11 × 9 inches (48.26 × 27.94 × 22.86 cm)
Credit LineGift of Shirley and Barnett C. Helzberg Jr.
Object number2013.42.18
On View
On viewGallery Location
- L9
Collections
DescriptionMask with white surface, pointed to mouth and chin, delineated eyebrows and linear line for nose, almond slit dark eyes, attached with textile covering back of mask, with four point extensions from headProvenanceWith Marc Leo Félix, Brussels, Belgium, stock no. FX 980402, by July 20-October 6, 1998 [1];
Purchased from Félix by Shirley and Barnett C. Helzberg, Jr., Mission Hills, KS, October 6, 1998-2013;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2013.
NOTES:
[1] According to dealer Marc Leo Félix, in documentation provided at the time of the object’s purchase, NAMA curatorial files, this mask was “field collected.”
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