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raven3766's loves786 of 1499Gilded Brutalist Faux Lapis by PANETTA Pale Blue WEISS Brooch
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    Posted 4 years ago

    ho2cultcha
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    This is an older Songye tribal mask of the Kifwebe from the Congo. I actually found two different masks. This is the older of the two. My father's uncle helped to build a hospital in the Congo back in the 1920s/30s and my family has a lot of artifacts which he shipped back. He was a White Robe Missionary back then and when he came back he was a Franciscan Father. My father and many of my relatives attended Jesuit schools and received their degrees there.

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    1. Newfld Newfld, 4 years ago
      Great tribal mask ho2 & you have quite the interesting adventurous family history, the Congo must have been an untamed natural beauty in those days
    2. Congcu, 4 years ago
      What a treasure, A Songye mask with provenance. The other mask in the photo looks like a Marka mask from Mali. Do you have its history?
    3. vetraio50 vetraio50, 4 years ago
      Wow .... looks so good with the Karel Appel but then it is all HOT !!!!
    4. ho2cultcha ho2cultcha, 4 years ago
      thank you Newfld, Congcu and Kevin! i do have the story of the Marka mask somewhere.

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