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| Title | Kifwebe Mask |
| Artist | Artist Unknown (Luba) |
| Date | Second quarter of the 20th century |
| Institution | Minneapolis Institute of Arts |
| Location | Not on view. |
| Medium: | Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects, Mask | Wood, pigment, hair, plant fibers, other materials |
| Size: | 15 3/16 x 7 1/4 x 6 3/4 in. (38.58 x 18.42 x 17.15 cm) |
| Creation Place: | Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Central Africa region |
| Culture: | Luba, Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Central Africa region |
| Style: | 20th century |
| Physical Description: | mask carved on flat rectangular planes; median crest and nose drilled at regular intervals with small cavities containing traces of symbolic materials; tufts of hair implanted in nostrils; white and black highlights; intricately grooved surface |
| Credit: | Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Gift of funds from Darwin and Geri Reedy |
| Accession Number: | 2002.27.13 |
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| Added to Site: | February 28, 2009 |
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