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Male power figure "nkisi" or commemorative figure, D. R. Congo, Yombe / Vili, Size: H: 35,5 cm (H: 14.0 inch), ID: 3050503
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Lot 280
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Male power figure "nkisi" or commemorative figure ·  D. R. Congo, Yombe / Vili · ID: 3050503

not available anymore
Provenance
Walter Kröll (1900-1959), Koblenz, Germany
Size
H: 35,5 cm
H: 14.0 inch

Description

wood, glass, paint, missing parts

These figures are usually called “nkisi” (fetish). Other authors relate them to ancestor cults, perhaps having a relic function.

Africa
Figures

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