Standing power figure "nkisi" with horn in the parting · D. R. Congo, Songye · ID: 3033930

Name: Standing power figure "nkisi" with horn in the parting
SKU: 3033930
Availability: Discontinued

not available anymore

Provenance

Colonial Collection Louis Jean Sommereyns, Wallonie, Belgium

Size

H: 89 cm (without horn)

H: 35.0 inch (without horn)

Description

wood, blackish brown patina, the body without legs rising from a cylindrical base, the big heart-shaped facial plane framed by a tube of reptile skin with a magical object inserted above the forehead, tube of fur around the neck, the front of the body entirely concealed by blackish-white fur (gibbon?) slightly dam., missing parts through insect caused damage (below the nose, in the middle and on the left side of the neck), breakage in the mouth area, crack

The object Standing power figure “nkisi” with horn in the parting with the object ID 3033930 was last part of the auction 71st tribal art auction at November 24, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 431.

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