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Slit Gong

Songye Fetish Slit Gong/Drum

DRC (Zaire)
Songye

Wood, metal, fiber, paint
c. Early 20th century

Height: 42 inches

Songye Fetish Statue Slit Gong/Drum for the Kifwebe Society. The striated marks on the face and head are created by sculptors in an area of the Zaire River Basin inhabited by both Songye and Luba communities.

 

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Catalog#: AF-IDST-137