Power half figure "nkisi / nkishi" · D. R. Congo, Songye · ID: 3049659
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Provenance
H.K. Galerie, St. Gallen, Switzerland (Helene Knill and Hans Koller)Walter Glaser, Basel, Switzerland
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 26. February 2005, Lot 395
Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
Size
H: 35 cm
H: 13.8 inch
Description
wood, kaolin, metal, base
Metal strips on forehead and nose bridge are said to relate to lightning. Thus on the “nkisi” this facial sign seems to signal its dual capacity to counteract and redirect aggressive action against the evildoer.
The object Power half figure “nkisi / nkishi” with the object ID 3049659 was last part of the auction 101st Auction at November 11, 2023 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 164.
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