Standing male power figure "nkisi" ·  D. R. Congo, Songye · ID: 3039681

Description

wood, greyish brown patina, rich black patina (head, front of the body), animal horn in the parting, cowrie shell eyes, drilled holes in both arms where originally paraphernalia were attached, small opening in the navel, the rear part of base and feet missing, traces of insect caused damage even at back and occiput, fine crack at the same place, minor missing parts (mouth), base;
because of its rather large size present figure once should have belonged to a village or a community.

The object Standing male power figure “nkisi” with the object ID 3039681 was last part of the auction 81st Tribal Art Auction at October 31, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 494.

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