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Mask is made entirely of blackish-brown dyed and molded raffia fiber; face has bulging forehead, deeo set narrow eyes, bulbous nose, and raffia “beard.” Top of head has cone-like crest of small fiber knots.<br />
Salampasu (Salampasu)
Mask (idangani)
1900 – 1983
Gift of Prof. and Mrs. Horace M. Miner
1983/2.184
This western Luba <em>kifwebe</em> (plural, <em>bifwebe</em>), a striated mask with parallel grooves, has a rectangular, box-like form. A dense raffia fiber beard has been tightly bound around the carved wooden face. The mask was crowned by a black and white cock feather headdress (now lost due to damage) that perfectly matched the black and white striations. The vertical and arching lines suggest the mask derives from the Manono region, yet the black and white coloring indicates it originates further northwest in the Kabalo area. Moreover, the mask possesses many stylistic features of Songye <em>bifwebe</em> including the stylization of the eyes, mouth, and saggital crest; however, this mask’s cubic shape makes it markedly different from Songye ones. Here, the mouth protrudes with square, pursed lips, the eyes appear as horizontal slits with slightly overhanging eyebrows, the crest extends from the forehead eventually forming the nose, and the chin is flat and wide. Faint traces of white clay (kaolin) appear
Luba (Luba (culture or style))
Mask
1935 – 1945
Gift of Candis and Helmut Stern
2005/1.219
Square panel consisting of intersecting light brown lines and dark brown chevrons to form a diamond pattern grid. The edges of the panel are hemmed. 
Kuba (Kuba (Democratic Republic of Congo style))
Raffia Textile Panel
1965 – 1975
Museum purchase made possible by the Alfred E. Pernt Memorial Fund in honor of Doctor of Technical Sciences Max H. J. Pernt and his wife Anna Pernt (née Mueller)
1986/2.105
Circular cushion with multi-colored beadwork. The top is decorated with a large yellow flower surrounded by smaller flowers and vines on a blue background. The edge is outlined with red beads and the date &quot;1946&quot;. The sides are decorated with six alternating faces and yellow and red flowers. Three faces are green and red, while three are blue and yellow.
Yoruba (Yoruba (culture or style))
Beaded Foot Cushion
1946
Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
1997/1.308
Dome-shaped cap with two elongated flaps symmetrically opposed on each side of the cap. There is a circular pattern on the top of the hat and the sides are decorated with geometric patterns resembling chevrons.
Kuba (Kuba (Democratic Republic of Congo style))
Titleholder's hat
1895 – 1905
Gift of Marc Leo Felix, Brussels
1986/2.62
Rectangle panel with hemmed edges. The design consists of repetitive rectilinear shapes that form a grid. The top and bottom row consists of uneven chevrons, while there are rows in the middle of the panel that include small red diamonds.
Kuba (Kuba (Democratic Republic of Congo style))
Raffia Textile Panel
1965 – 1975
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
1985/1.165
Square panel with  hemmed edges divided into four sections. The upper left section consists of opposing chevrons, while the lower left section consist of "x" styled patterns. The upper right section consist of diamonds formed by lines folding onto themselves while the lower right section consists of a grid of light tan diamond patterns. 
Kuba (Kuba (Democratic Republic of Congo style))
Raffia Textile Panel
1950 – 1980
Gift of Phyllis and Sheldon Ross, Birmingham, Michigan
1994/1.82
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