Female power figure "nkisi", before 1904, D. R. Congo, Vili, Size: H: 20,5 cm (H: 8.1 inch), ID: 3046684

Female power figure "nkisi", before 1904, D. R. Congo, Vili, Size: H: 20,5 cm (H: 8.1 inch), ID: 3046684 - 2/5

Female power figure "nkisi", before 1904, D. R. Congo, Vili, Size: H: 20,5 cm (H: 8.1 inch), ID: 3046684 - 3/5

Female power figure "nkisi", before 1904, D. R. Congo, Vili, Size: H: 20,5 cm (H: 8.1 inch), ID: 3046684 - 4/5

Female power figure "nkisi", before 1904, D. R. Congo, Vili, Size: H: 20,5 cm (H: 8.1 inch), ID: 3046684 - 5/5

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Lot 355

94th Tribal Art Auction

Female power figure "nkisi", before 1904 · D. R. Congo, Vili · ID: 3046684

sold EUR 3,200

Provenance

Alain Guisson, Brussels, Belgium

Size

H: 20,5 cm

H: 8.1 inch

Description

wood, kaolin, residues of black paint, porcelain chips, brass (upholstery nails), rest.

The figure is certainly related to fertility, she clutches her breasts with both hands. Her mouth displays chipped theeth indicating her high social status.

At the back of the head is a round recess enclosing remnants of magical charge. It is framed by an unusual floral ornament. A comparable figure illustrated in Deimel/Seige (2012), p. 180.

Comparing literature

Deimel, Claus & Christine Seige (Hg.), Minkisi, Berlin, München 2012, p. 180, ill. 72 f.

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