Male power figure "nkisi" / "nkishi"
D. R. Congo, Songye
sold
EUR 5,500
Provenance
Henri Schouten (1940-2012), Amsterdam, The Netherlands / Los Angeles / USA (1981)Size
H: 80 cm
92,5 cm (with horn)
H: 31.5 inch
36.4 inch (with horn)
Description
wood, copper sheet, brass nails, animal horn, reptile skin, stone and glass beads, bone, base
The figure is still richly equipped with magical accessories with which it was once charged by the ritual specialist “nganga”.