SKJ-151878
A Songye Kifwebe Mask
Democratic Republic of the Congo
33.0 cm (13.0 in)
Provenance
- Camille Duyck, Brussels
- Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels
- Marc Leo Felix, Brussels
- Merton D. Simpson, New York
- Sidney and Bernice Clyman, Scarsdale / New York
- Jun 30, 2020, Sotheby's — African Art from the Collection of Sidney and Bernice Clyman
- Jun 18, 2026, Sotheby's — Art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Sales Results
Lot 21, Sotheby's, New York — Jun 30, 2020
African Art from the Collection of Sidney and Bernice Clyman
Estimate: USD 70,000–100,000
Sold: USD 75,000
USD 75,000
Lot 48, Sotheby's, New York — Jun 18, 2026
Art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Estimate: USD 50,000–70,000
Sold: USD 44,800
USD 44,800
Publications
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Allen Wardwell, Three African Traditions: the Art of the Dogon, Fang and Songye, Greenwich, Connecticut, 1999, p. 38, cat. no. 61
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John Pemberton III, Crosscurrents: Art of the Southeastern Congo, Northampton, Massachusetts, 2011, p. 37, cat. no. 21
Exhibitions
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The Bruce Museum, Greenwich, Connecticut, Three African Traditions: the Art of the Dogon, Fang and Songye, January 31 - April 18, 1999
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The Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, Massachusetts, Crosscurrents: Art of the Southeastern Congo, September 30, 2011 - January 8, 2012