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5 Continents Editions Kifwebe: Un siècle de masques Songye et Luba

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Le masque kifwebe est un objet de cérémonie des sociétés songye et luba (République démocratique du Congo), où il est porté avec un long costume et une longue barbe en fibre végétale. Comme dans d'autres cultures de l'Afrique centrale, le même masque peut être utilisé dans des célébrations magico-religieuses ou festives. Pour comprendre les masques kifwebe, il faut les rapprocher de la cosmogonie du python arc-en-ciel, du travail de la forge et des autres signes végétaux et animaliers. Chez les Songye, les masques féminins bienveillants révèlent ce qui est caché et équilibrent les énergies blanches et rouges reliées à deux initiations successives, le bukishi. Les masques mâles agressifs concernaient à l'origine le contrôle de la société et agissaient comme une force policière suivant les directives données par les anciens du village. Ces deux forces masculines et féminines renforçaient d'une manière équilibrée l'harmonie du village. Chez les Luba, les personnages masqués, également bienveillants, sortent aux néoménies et favorisent la fécondité. Même si les masques masculins et féminins ont des fonctions qui ne sont pas totalement superposables, ils ont en commun les éléments suivants : la crête frontale, les yeux globuleux démesurément avancés, les larges ouvertures nasales, l'avancée du plan buccal de forme cubique, les stries et les couleurs. Ces dernières années, les masques kifwebe ont recueilli davantage l'attention des historiens de l'art et des anthropologues. Ce livre ouvre une nouvelle voie au travers des pays songye et luba, en s'appuyant sur l'étude de la collection de Woods Davy.

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21 February 2020
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