Power figure "nkisi" · D. R. Congo, Songye · ID: 3045703
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Provenance
René Rickli, Olten, SwitzerlandSize
H: 19 cm / 25,5 cm (with horn)
H: 7.5 inch / 10.0 inch (with horn)
Description
wood, base
One deepening for insertion of magical mass in the apex, closed by animal horn, a second hole laterally on the right leg.
The object Power figure “nkisi” with the object ID 3045703 was last part of the auction 92nd Tribal Art Auction at June 29, 2019 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 102.
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