Small power half-figure "nkisi" · D. R. Congo, Songye · ID: 3044119
sold
EUR 480
Provenance
Alex van Opstal, Brussels, Belgium (before 1930)Belgian Private Collection
Artcurial, Paris, 10 June 2008, lot 148
Size
H: 13,5 cm
H: 5.3 inch
Description
wood, grass, reptile skin, metal, hole in the parting filled with magical mass, metal badge/collection number “505”, base
The object Small power half-figure “nkisi” with the object ID 3044119 was last part of the auction 89th Tribal Art Auction at July 7, 2018 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 458 achieved a sales price of EUR 480.
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AHDRC: 0039487