Standing male ancestor figure "nkisi" ·  D. R. Congo, Songye · ID: 3033920

Description

wood, dark brown patina, characteristic form, small opening in the abdomen, filled with magical substances, a further cavity in the cranium, opening between the legs (“crypto fetish”), slightly dam., minor missing parts (breast), crack in the back;
present figure was richly equipped with medicine, which was hidden in the various openings in the body and in a horn once inserted into the cranium.

The object Standing male ancestor figure “nkisi” with the object ID 3033920 was part of the auction 71st tribal art auction on November 24, 2012. The object with the lot number 432 achieved a sales price of EUR 550 with an asking price of EUR 400.

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