Zemanek-Münster

Power half figure "nkisi"

D. R. Congo, Songye
sold EUR 700
Provenance
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany (1995)
Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germany
Size
H: 19 cm
H: 7.5 inch

Description

wood, slightly encrusted patina, reddish pigment remains, of typical form with horn on top of the head and leather belt, deepened navel filled with remains of magical mass, circular drilling across the head, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion


Publications

Rielau, Hans Dietrich, Afrikanische Miniaturen, Norderstedt 2011, p. 102

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