Songye Mask 205.7 miniature rowing boat Handcrafted Design: Each figure is

Handcrafted Design: Each figure is carefully hand painted with attention to detail

Originally devised for the conveyance of milk

Container : Glass

framed in a recycled tin ceiling press

Carved from a single piece of wood in an elongated form

Songye Mask 205.7 miniature rowing boat Handcrafted Design: Each figure isA hand carved Songye kifwebe mask from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. These striated masks belonged to the bwadi bwa kifwebe society and were worn at ceremonies as figures of authority and social order, the deep parallel grooves carved across the face and picked out in pigment. Bold and graphic, with a high domed forehead and strong features, it makes a striking wall or shelf piece with real presence. Size: H 32cm W 18cm D 10cm.