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Ankh- known as key of life

Made to resist the wind and keep you dry

These figure adopt a heretic posture

Hand painted giraffe figurine from Kenya

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Unique Antique SONGYE Mask From Congo 15x9 in liberia Ankh- known as key ofTRIBAL AFRICAN ART SONGYE (BASONGE, BASONGYE, BASSONGO, BAYEMBE, SONGE, SONGHAY, WASONGA) Democratic Republic of the Congo n the Songye language, a mask is a kifwebe: this term has been given to masks representing spirits and characterized by striations. Depending on the region, it may be dark with white strips, or the reverse. The kifwebe masks embodied supernatural forces. The kifwebe society used them to ward off disaster or any threat. The masks,