SONGYE, Democratic Republic of Congo. Wood, polychrome natural pigments. Large "Kilume" male mask belonging to the "Bwadi bwa Kifwebe" men's association, which exercised social and political control over the population. Our example, remarkable for the quality of its sculpture, represents a human face of cubist construction covered with grooves and provided with a sagittal crest. Height: 56 cm. Width: 23 cm. Minor accidents and chips, restorations. Provenance: Former Edmond Remondino collection, Fribourg, Switzerland.