Female power figure "nkisi", around 1920, D. R. Congo, Songye, Size: H: 35,5 cm (H: 14.0 inch), ID: 3043868

Female power figure "nkisi", around 1920, D. R. Congo, Songye, Size: H: 35,5 cm (H: 14.0 inch), ID: 3043868 - 2/6

Female power figure "nkisi", around 1920, D. R. Congo, Songye, Size: H: 35,5 cm (H: 14.0 inch), ID: 3043868 - 3/6

Female power figure "nkisi", around 1920, D. R. Congo, Songye, Size: H: 35,5 cm (H: 14.0 inch), ID: 3043868 - 4/6

Female power figure "nkisi", around 1920, D. R. Congo, Songye, Size: H: 35,5 cm (H: 14.0 inch), ID: 3043868 - 5/6

Female power figure "nkisi", around 1920, D. R. Congo, Songye, Size: H: 35,5 cm (H: 14.0 inch), ID: 3043868 - 6/6

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Lot 456

89th Tribal Art Auction

Female power figure "nkisi", around 1920 · D. R. Congo, Songye · ID: 3043868

not available anymore

Provenance

Jean-Marc Desaive, Soumagne, Belgium

Size

H: 35,5 cm

H: 14.0 inch

Description

wood, base

The figure has no magical charge. Its magical significance is revealed by the unusual scrathed emblems and the peculiar reversed right arm. People with exceptional physical characteristics have also been recognized as having exceptional abilities.

Comparing literature

Neyt, Francois, Songye, Brussels 2004, p. 134, ill. 98

Publications

AHDRC: 0153784

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