Power half-figure "nkisi" · D. R. Congo, Songye · ID: 3041936
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Provenance
European Private CollectionIrwin Hersey, New York, USA
Scott Rodolitz, New York, USA
Mark Eglinton, New York, USA
Size
H: 18 cm
H: 7.1 inch
Description
wood, reddish brown patina, slightly sticky in some areas, loincloth from fine grass fibre, receptacle on the head including magical ingredients (horn/bone, mass) only preserved in parts, slightly dam., minor missing parts (head/shoulders backside), base
The object Power half-figure “nkisi” with the object ID 3041936 was last part of the auction 85th Tribal Art Auction at March 4, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 430.
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