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.
Publications
AHDRC: 0159438