Small power figure "nkisi" ·  D. R. Congo, Songye · ID: 3034897

Description

wood, dark brown patina, remains of a loincloth, attached paraphernalia (small sticks, animal horns), drilled ears and hole on top of the head, eyes inset with cowrie snails, min. dam., wooden socle;
smaller “mankisi” (sing. - nkisi) were kept inside the house in order to protect its inhabitants. They were often handed down from one generation to the next. These small “mankisi” were even taken along when people left their homes.

The object Small power figure “nkisi” with the object ID 3034897 was last part of the auction 73rd tribal art auction at May 25, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 419.

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