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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 2354713, member: 8267&quot;]Your mask looks like a version of a Songye&nbsp; &quot;kifwebe&quot; mask from the Democratic Republic of Congo, but it is atypical in several respects. Traditionally, they are worn in connection with the Bwadi Bwa Kifwebe secret society. Such masks usually have rectangular, rather than circular, protruding mouths (though not always), and a vertical band rising from the nose to the forehead. This band is flat on female kifwebes, and becomes a crest in male masks.</p><p>Here are some examples for comparison:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]261285[/ATTACH]</p><p><a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/312287" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/312287" rel="nofollow">https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/312287</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]261286[/ATTACH]</p><p><a href="https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/169088" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/169088" rel="nofollow">https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/169088</a></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcSZpgwbRQe6RZRB8iK78OC3tSYGWjZRa_UaOg&amp;usqp=CAU" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="http://www.douglasyaney.com/jc1167-main.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.douglasyaney.com/jc1167-main.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.douglasyaney.com/jc1167-main.htm</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]261287[/ATTACH]</p><p><a href="https://www.africaandbeyond.com/kifwebe-mask-songye-people-d-r-congo-details.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.africaandbeyond.com/kifwebe-mask-songye-people-d-r-congo-details.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.africaandbeyond.com/kifwebe-mask-songye-people-d-r-congo-details.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>To me, your mask looks like an inauthentic copy of a kifwebe.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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