Auction 105
Zemanek-Münster
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
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 - 2/5 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 - 3/5 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 - 4/5 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 - 5/5
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Lot 296
Collectors' Items Sale

Power figure "nkisi" / "nkishi" ·  D. R. Congo, Songye-Beneki · ID: 3051612

sold EUR 800
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”.

The object Power figure “nkisi” / “nkishi” with the object ID 3051612 was last part of the auction Collectors’ Items Sale at September 24, 2025 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 296 achieved a sales price of EUR 800.

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