Mask (Kifwebe)

c. 1930s Overall: 71.2 cm (28 1/16 in.)
https://clevelandart.org/art/1972.2

The closely spaced, painted grooves on this kifwebe mask accentuate the contours of the mask itself. The colors are mixed with sacred substances that activate the mask and help induce the wearer to enter a state of being between human and spirit. The theme of transformation ma...

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1972.2
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