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Standing male ancestor figure "nkisi" ·  D. R. Congo, Songye · ID: 3042459

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Provenance
Lucas Ratton, Paris, France
Size
H: 26 cm
H: 10.2 inch

Description

wood, dark brown patina, sacrificial traces, blue glass bead necklace, typical posture, cavity in the navel for insertion of magical substances, slightly asymmetrical sad looking facial features, animal horn in the parting, min. dam., missing parts through insect caused damage (base), fine cracks, slight traces of abrasion, base


The object Standing male ancestor figure “nkisi” with the object ID 3042459 was last part of the auction 86th Tribal Art Auction at May 27, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 461.

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