Male power figure "nkisi / nkishi" · D. R. Congo, Songye · ID: 3048046

Name: Male power figure "nkisi / nkishi"
SKU: 3048046
Price: 2600 EUR
Availability: SoldOut

sold EUR 2,600

Provenance

Belgian Colonial Collection

Size

H: 48,5 cm

H: 19.1 inch

Description

wood, animal horn, glass beads, rest.

The rich patina of the figure testifies to a long use in the cult and is heavily marked by sacrificial traces, especially in the head area. It has an opening on the underside.

This figure is unusual, both because of the overlong neck and the posture with extremely expansive limbs. Both feet are worked on large-scale substructures to lend the figure stability.

The object Male power figure “nkisi / nkishi” with the object ID 3048046 was last part of the auction 96th Auction at April 24, 2021 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 340 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,600.

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