Zemanek-Münster
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Lot 351
96th Auction

Male power figure "nkisi" or memorial figure

D. R. Congo, Yombe / Vili
sold EUR 6,000
Provenance
Joseph Christiaens, Brussels, Belgium
Dieter Scharf, Hamburg, Germany
Private Collection, Munich, Germany
Zemanek-Münster, 17 September 2011, Lot 493
Size
H: 23 cm
H: 9.1 inch

Description

wood, glass, base

The figure sitting with crossed legs wears a fez-like headdress “mpu”, as it was reserved for chiefs. The eyes with painted pupils are inlaid with glass.

The sculpture probably represents a commemorative figure for an important ancestor who was revered as the founder of the lineage.

Publications

AHDRC: 0159438

Africa
Figures

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