"Songye Shield - Democratic Republic Of Congo - 20th Century"
African art - Traditional shield decorated with streaks like the kifwebe - The central role of the artistic corpus aimed at remembering the ancestors and the last role is to protect the wearer against witchcraft and the forces of evil - The mask is covered with polychrome streaks to facilitate communication between the world of the dead and that of the living - White represents mourning Period: 1920 - 1930 H 104 cm 
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