Power half figure "nkisi" · D. R. Congo, Tetela · ID: 3033061
sold
EUR 4,000
Provenance
Kevin Conru, Brussels, BelgiumJoseph Christiaens, Brussels, Belgium
German Private Collection
Size
H: 48 cm
H: 18.9 inch
Description
wood, encrusted reddish brown patina, textile loincloth, vestment and coiffure of animal skin, stylized facial features indicated by copper sheet, two staffs attached, min. dam., minor missing parts, on wooden base;
the Tetela live in central Zaire, artistically they can be divided in the Northern and the Southern Tetela, the first group influenced by the Mongo, living in the rain forrest, and the second group influenced by the Songe, living in Savannah area. Present figure clearly shows the influence of the “nkisi” figures of the Songe.
Publications
BRUNEAF XII, 11. 06. 2002, p. 32; Kevin Conru, Primitive Art, Brussels 2002, ill. 15Exhibition
BRUNEAF XII, 11. 06. 2002