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Offers a fresh perspective on the Songye and Luba through the study of the Woods Davy CollectionKifwebe 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.

Offers a fresh perspective on the Songye and Luba through the study of the Woods Davy CollectionKifwebe 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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Ce catalogue présente l?art d?un seul peuple africain, les Songye de la République Démocratique du Congo, et un seul type d?objets magico-protecteurs : en langue localenkishi(singulier) etmankishi(pluriel).Ainsi, le lecteur se voit offrir l?opportunité rare d?approfondir une classe spécifique d?objets, de saisir quelques éléments constitutifs de leur essence, de leur placement dans les communautés d?origine, les variations stylistiques et autre encore. Des figures rituelles aux fonctions différentes sont illustrées : les plus grandes étaient destinées à la protection de tout un village, celles de petite et moyenne taille à la protection des individus.Après les textes d?encadrement, la séquence d?images commence par un objet historique et se poursuit par une série d?oeuvres d?une valeur esthétique majeur. Tous les autresmankishisont présentés dans une hypothétique séquence géographique comme si l?on parcourait le pays songye dans le sens inverse des aiguilles d?une montre : du sud-est au centre-nord-est, du centre-nord-ouest au sudouest et sud. Dans le cadre du parcours géographique, des thèmes d?approfondissement sont placés, y compris quelques ateliers de maîtres identifiés.