Small magical figure "nkisi" · D. R. Congo, Songye · ID: 3033943
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Provenance
Valinda Brown, Atlanta, USAFily Keita, Los Angeles, USA
Size
H: 20 cm
H: 7.9 inch
Description
wood, blackish brown patina, typical posture, cotton loincloth, encrusted with mass, hole in the parting, slightly dam., minor missing parts (base), crack, on block-like base
The object Small magical figure “nkisi” with the object ID 3033943 was last part of the auction 71st tribal art auction at November 24, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 435.
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