Songye Mask 86.1 plants equally good holding candles

equally good holding candles

every piece is slightly individual in pattern and finish

coastal character and natural texture to any room

The Dracaena Marginata (dragon tree) is a striking

Features thousands of small glass beads and cowrie shells

Songye Mask 86.1 plants equally good holding candlesA hand carved Songye kifwebe mask from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. These striated masks belonged to the bwadi bwa kifwebe society, worn at ceremonies as figures of authority and social order. Male masks carry three colour striations and the bold markings here recall a zebra. Cut with deep parallel grooves and finished in pigment, it makes a striking wall or shelf piece with real presence. Size: H 36cm W 18cm.