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Kiphoko (Sword User) Mask
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Kiphoko (Sword User) Mask

Label TextPende initiations require the symbolic eating of a bite of food off the nose of this mask. An accompanying vow is spoken to keep the sacred teachings of the initiate intact. Kiphoko is a formidable masquerader who holds swords and is linked to the chief of the community. Empowered to heal illness, solve problems with hunting, and handle other ailments, Kiphoko has many capacities.
Object number81.17.888
Provenance[Galerie Concorde, Los Angeles, California]; purchased from gallery by Katherine White (1929-1980), Seattle, Washington, 1977; bequeathed to Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, 1981
Credit LineGift of Katherine White and the Boeing Company
Dimensions10 7/8 x 10 3/4 x 12 13/16 in. (27.7 x 27.3 x 32.5 cm)
MediumWood and pigment
Mask
Congolese
Object number: 81.17.828
Mask (Lukwakongo type)
Congolese
Object number: 81.17.861
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Congolese
Object number: 81.17.868
Photo: Paul Macapia
Congolese
Object number: 81.17.869
Mask (Hemba)
Congolese
Object number: 81.17.909
Photo: Scott Leen
Congolese
20th century
Object number: 2004.107
Congolese
Object number: 2001.48
Helmet Mask
Congolese
Object number: 2001.51
Chimpanzee-human mask (so'o)
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Object number: 81.17.870
Mask
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Melanesian
Object number: 81.17.1456
Melanesian
Object number: 81.17.1457