Unspecified / 1993
The kifwebe masking phenomenon
The kifwebe masking phenomenon
The Smithsonian catalogs The kifwebe masking phenomenon as articles in its Kifwebe records.
WHY IT’S INTERESTING
Although kifwebe masks are well known and sought after by collectors, the masking tradition and history are much less well understood. Hersak, one of the very few who have done field research on kifwebe masks, reviews the literature from early travelers' accounts and others. She discusses kifwebe among the Songye and Luba, its meaning and function, its changing significance within larger social an