Male power figure "nkisi" or memorial figure · D. R. Congo, Yombe / Vili · ID: 3047976
sold
EUR 6,000
Provenance
Joseph Christiaens, Brussels, BelgiumDieter 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.
The object Male power figure “nkisi” or memorial figure with the object ID 3047976 was last part of the auction 96th Auction at April 24, 2021 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 351 achieved a sales price of EUR 6,000.
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