{"product_id":"songola-mask-congo-rohner-collection-157343","title":"Songola House Mask Congo Rohner Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA black-and-white house mask by the Songola.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Songola people have a rich artistic tradition of carving wood figures for their ceremonies. Some of these sculptures were reserved for the Songola high-ranking officials of the Bwami Society. Mixed by marriage with the Lega, Ngengele, and Zimba, the Songola are governed by the elders of their lineage. While the Songola people engage in wood carving, most of the objects associated with the Bwami cult come from the Lega people. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance: John R. Rohner Collection\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eRohner, a museum curator for decades, aimed his practiced eye for authenticity to African art beginning in the early 1908s. His passion for this art only grew through the decades he built his collection––always with an aim for a broad and representative array of pieces. The collection appears in his book, \u003ci\u003eArt Treasures from African Runners\u003c\/i\u003e (2000, University Press of Colorado). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eItem #340 on pg. 165\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_MetafieldRow_17rwl_1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_MetafieldField_18aa6_4\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_RowWrapper_11l2z_6\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_FormFieldLabel_11l2z_32\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Polaris-Text--root Polaris-Text--bodyMd\"\u003eHeight (In): 6.5\u003cbr\u003eWidth (In): 4.0\u003cbr\u003eDepth (In): 2.0\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Polaris-Text--root Polaris-Text--bodyMd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCrack on the cheek and pigment loss.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e156143\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"sku 157000","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52210458853671,"sku":"157343","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0826\/1015\/9911\/files\/IMG_2228_e87de7f4-8e6a-431d-8edf-5ac939df4f13.jpg?v=1790888218","url":"https:\/\/africadirect.com\/products\/songola-mask-congo-rohner-collection-157343","provider":"Africa Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}