Standing power figure "nkisi", before 1910 ·  D. R. Congo, Songye · ID: 3043105

Description

wood, brown patina, remains of pigments, bulky feet, torso with angular shoulders and with arms tight to the body, large elongated head with projecting chin, min. dam., crack (base), slight traces of abrasion.
Early style, probaby from the region of Belande.

The object Standing power figure “nkisi”, before 1910 with the object ID 3043105 was last part of the auction 87th Tribal Art Auction at November 11, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 458 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,200.

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Comparing literature

Neyt, Francois, Songye, Brussels 2004, p. 50, ill. 10 (same carver)