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	Catalog #	Name	Description
1	2007.3.0004	Mask	Songye juvenile male Kifwebe mask. Horizontal stripes curving upward to encircle the eyes. Small sagittal crest. Mouth appears as an "X" shape. Eye slits curve downward. Nostrils have black hair protruding. Holes carved for raffia attachments. Stripes form a chevron pattern where they meet the crest. Paint is worn and discolored. Wood is stained and discolored. Gouges and scratches on side of mask face. Mouth is worn and wood is dented and pitted.
2	2007.3.0010	Mask	Male Kifwebe mask. White narrow striations with smooth black sections. Small crest on forehead. Small square mouth with center circle. Eyelids are very narrow and curve upward. Prominent eye brows. Many circles carved in perimeter of mask for costume attachment. Proper left forehead and cheek is gouged and damaged, but painted over by the original creator. Pigment is worn and damaged in spots.
3	2007.3.0011	Mask	Kifwebe female mask with white interwoven striation pattern on cheeks. The lower part of the mask has striated diamond pattern. There is a vertical crest at the center of the forehead that attaches to a large nose. The eyes are slit shaped and the mouth protrudes in an "X" shape. There is red pigment around eyes. Grass raffia is attached to mask through carved holes along the bottom. The mask exhibits damage to wood on two sides of mask, the outer, and crest. Wood is scratched and dented in many places.
4	2007.3.0012	Figure, religious	Female power figure. Diamond pattern scarification on belly, sides, and lower back. Arms raised to clasp breasts. Large, serene face with coffee bean shaped eyes. Three terraced hair style with striations and top knot. Knees are slightly bent. Head cracked at top near knot. Hair style damaged, piece of wood missing. Heels damaged at base. Belly and genital area cracked. Base near toes cracked. Crack on forehead over eye. Elbow and side cracked. Stained and discolored.
5	2021-19-2	Mask	This mask is from the Basongye people of Democratic Republic of Congo. It is round and carved out of wood. It has a long vertical line that forms on the top of the head and ends as the nose. Two nostril holes are carved into the nose. The eyes are bulbous cylindrical shapes that open underneath for viewing purposes. The mouth is carved unto the wood and is a rectangle with four triangle teeth, and a small tongue. Five colored wood pieces form at the chin. The mask is black and red and comproised of four large circles surrounding each other. The last circle layer of the mask has holes drilled into it at each inch.