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A Songola mask, Democratic Republic of Congo, Songola people…
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A Songola mask, Democratic Republic of Congo, Songola people have often borrowed practices of the Bwami society of the Lega people to the west. This mask is carved from a hardwood, the mask depicts a highly expressive face. Geometric features adorn the long and flat form of the mask. Protruding rings with small interior holes depict the eyes. The mouth is open with pointed teeth exposed which gives a menacing feel. The mask has been coloured in blocks of pigment with red on the left side of the face, white to the right, and a black patina at the forehead. Dried grass has been affixed to the chin to represent a beard. Mounted on a wood stand. Height 57.5 cm, width 20 cm, depth 12.7 cm. Previously of the Zoumana (Bamba) Truore collection, New York
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