Title
Masks of the type known as Kifwebe spread throughout the Songye and neighbouring peoples in the late C19th and early C20th
Caption
Masks of the type known as Kifwebe spread throughout the Songye and neighbouring peoples in the late C19th and early C20th, In some areas they were merely used for entertainment but elsewhere they were a powerful instrument reinforcing the social control of ruling groups. Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Africa. Songye. 20th c Katanga region.
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Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Reference
UMG12A21_483
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