Power half-figure "nkisi" · D. R. Congo, Songye · ID: 3039670
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Size
H: 43,5 cm
H: 17.1 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, traces of red pigment, small round receptacle at the belly closed with small metal disc, tube wrapped with cord material, animal horn in the head, each equipment thought for charging with special substances enpowering the object, making it magical effective, slightly dam., traces of insect caused damage, base
The object Power half-figure “nkisi” with the object ID 3039670 was last part of the auction 81st Tribal Art Auction at October 31, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 492.
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