Kneeling female figure "nkisi" / "nkishi" (pl. mankishi) · D. R. Congo, Yombe · ID: 3049765
Karl-Ferdinand Schädler, Munich, Germany
Lempertz, Brussels, 24. October 2018, Lot 271
Description
wood, mirror glass, copper alloy,
The female depicts a titled woman of high rank. Her wrists are carved with bracelets, she wears metal rings on her neck and ears. Her beautiful face is crowned by a tapered coiffure. The prominent mouth with beautifully curved lips reveals ritually chipped teeth. The eyes are inlaid with mirror glass.
The object Kneeling female figure “nkisi” / “nkishi” (pl. mankishi) with the object ID 3049765 was part of the auction Sale 100 on April 15, 2023. The object with the lot number 89 achieved a sales price of EUR 7,000 with an asking price of EUR 6,000.
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Publications
Lehuard, Raoul, "Art Bakongo, Les Centres de Style", Vol. II, Sarcelles 1989, p. 583, ill. K 8-1-2; Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Ergänzungskatalog: "Götter - Geister - Ahnen, Afrikanische Skulpturen in deutschen Privatsammlungen im Museum für Völkerkunde Wien", München 1994, p. 25, ill. 290; Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Lexikon Afrikanische Kunst und Kultur, München, Berlin 1994, p. 233
AHDRC: 0017786
Exhibition
Austria, Vienna, Neue Hofburg, "Götter Geister Ahnen. Afrikanische Skulpturen in deutschen Privatsammlungen im Museum für Völkerkunde Wien", 23 March-24 July 1994