Zemanek-Münster

Male power figure "nkisi" ·  D. R. Congo, Songye · ID: 3033170

sold EUR 1,000
Provenance
Boris Kegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germany
Size
H: 45,5 cm
H: 17.9 inch

Description

wood, reddish brown patina, remains of black paint, strings of glass beads around neck and hips, four wooden plugs at the belt, open mouth with bare teeth, slightly dam., cracks, paint rubbed off, minor missing parts


The object Male power figure “nkisi” with the object ID 3033170 was last part of the auction 70th tribal art auction at September 8, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 462 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,000.

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