Small power figure "nkisi" · D. R. Congo, Songye · ID: 3041650
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Size
H: 20 cm
H: 7.9 inch
Description
wood, greyish brown patina, remains of pigment, animal skin, plant fibre cord, metal ring, complete with magiacl loading, filled in openings in head and belly, as well as into the tube of reptile skin around the breast, slightly dam., missing part (base), rep. (breakage) at the same place
The object Small power figure “nkisi” with the object ID 3041650 was last part of the auction 85th Tribal Art Auction at March 4, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 431.
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