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Power figure "nkisi" / "nkishi", D. R. Congo, Songye-Beneki, Size: H: 34,5 cm 45 cm (H: 13.6 inch 17.7 inch), ID: 3051612
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Power figure "nkisi" / "nkishi" ·  D. R. Congo, Songye-Beneki · ID: 3051612

Starting price EUR 900
Estimated price EUR 1,500
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Provenance
Werner Kißling (1952-2020), Heltersberg, Germany
Size
H: 34,5 cm
45 cm
H: 13.6 inch
17.7 inch

Description

wood, red pigment,

The figure is still richly endowed with magical accessories (animal horn, container made of plaited leaves), with which it was once charged by the ritual specialist “nganga”.

Africa
Figures

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