Power half figure "nkisi"
D. R. Congo, Songye
sold
EUR 1,500
Provenance
Jan Lundberg, Malmö, SwedenZemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 25. Februar 2006, lot 332
Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germany
Size
H: 16,5 cm
H: 6.5 inch
Description
wood, shiny blackish brown patina, the small cavity at the belly, the tube from reptile skin and the hole in the parting contain magical material (“bishimba”), crowned by a tassel of feathers, min. dam., small missing parts and crack, base