[download pdf] Kifwebe: A Century of Songye and Luba Masks

Kifwebe: A Century of Songye and Luba Masks by Francois Neyt, Kevin Dumouchelle, Allen F. Roberts, Woods Davy, H. Kellim Brown

• Kifwebe: A Century of Songye and Luba Masks
• Francois Neyt, Kevin Dumouchelle, Allen F. Roberts, Woods Davy, H. Kellim Brown
• Page: 368
• Format: pdf, ePub, mobi, fb2
• ISBN: 9788874398645
• Publisher: 5 Continents Editions Srl

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Offers a fresh perspective on the Songye and Luba through the study of the Woods Davy Collection Kifwebe masks are ceremonial objects used by the Songye and Luba societies (Democratic Republic of Congo), where they are worn with costumes consisting of a long robe and a long beard made of plant fibres. As in other central African cultures, the same mask can be used in either magical and religious or festive ceremonies. In order to understand Kifwebe masks, it is essential to consider them within the cosmogony of the python rainbow, metalworking in the forge, and other plant and animal signs. Among the Songye, benevolent female masks reveal what is hidden and balance white and red energy associated with two subsequent initiations, the bukishi. Aggressive male masks were originally involved in social control and had a kind of policing role, carried out in accordance with the instructions of village elders. These two male and female forces acted in a balanced way to reinforce harmony within the village. Among the Luba, the masked figures are also benevolent and appear at the new moon, their role being to enhance fertility. Although the male and female masks fulfil functions that do not wholly overlap, they do have features in common: a frontal crest, round and excessively protruding eyes, flaring nostrils, a cube-shaped mouth and lips, stripes, and colors. Art historians and anthropologists have taken increasing interest in Kifwebe masks in recent years.

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