Power half figure "nkisi" · D. R. Congo, Songye · ID: 3040955
sold
EUR 500
Provenance
Dirk Vonck, Brussels, BelgiumHans Reinmöller, Ratingen, Germany (1994)
Size
H: 24 cm
H: 9.4 inch
Description
wood, rich dark brown patina, necklace with black miniature glass beads, hole for insertion of animal horn on the head, remains of blackish mass and white pigment at the same place, clear cut facial features, symmetrical arranged body, slightly dam.
The object Power half figure “nkisi” with the object ID 3040955 was last part of the auction 84th Tribal Art Auction at November 5, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 466 achieved a sales price of EUR 500.
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