Small power half-figure "nkisi" · D. R. Congo, Songye · ID: 3034920
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Provenance
Old Belgian Colonial CollectionHenri Guldemont, Chaudfontaine, Belgium
Size
H: 12,5 cm
H: 4.9 inch
Description
wood, reddish brown patina, the head turned sideways, the base wrapped in fabric, metal tag in the navel, drilled hole in the left ellbow, insertion on top of the head filled with a tuft of animal hair and a small metal piece, min. dam.
The object Small power half-figure “nkisi” with the object ID 3034920 was last part of the auction 73rd tribal art auction at May 25, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 418.
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