Power half figure "nkisi" · D. R. Congo, Songye · ID: 3039841
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
The object Power half figure “nkisi” with the object ID 3039841 was last part of the auction 82nd Tribal Art Auction at February 27, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 229 achieved a sales price of EUR 700.
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Publications
Rielau, Hans Dietrich, Afrikanische Miniaturen, Norderstedt 2011, p. 102