Standing power figure "nkisi", before 1910 · D. R. Congo, Songye · ID: 3043105
sold
EUR 1,200
Provenance
French CollectionSize
H: 26 cm
H: 10.2 inch
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.
Comparing literature
Neyt, Francois, Songye, Brussels 2004, p. 50, ill. 10 (same carver)