Small power figure "nkisi" · D. R. Congo, Songye · ID: 3033603
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Provenance
German Private CollectionSize
H: 19,5 cm
H: 7.7 inch
Description
light brown wood, shiny middle brown patina, typical posture, two strings of glass beads around the elongated neck, a “smiling” mouth, slanting eyes, elaborate carved coiffure, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, on wooden base
The object Small power figure “nkisi” with the object ID 3033603 was last part of the auction 70th tribal art auction at September 8, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 459.
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