Small magical figure "nkisi" · D. R. Congo, Bakongo · ID: 3033767
sold
EUR 200
Size
H: 19 cm
H: 7.5 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, three brass footrings, symmetrical body, a beautiful modelled face with regular features, inset eyes with painted pupils, a big rectangular box in front of the body, spread with a thick encrusted mass and closed by blind mirror glass, slightly dam., missing part at the base
The object Small magical figure “nkisi” with the object ID 3033767 was last part of the auction 71st tribal art auction at November 24, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 351 achieved a sales price of EUR 200.
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