Standing power figure "nkisi" with horn in the parting · D. R. Congo, Songye · ID: 3033930
not available anymore
Provenance
Colonial Collection Louis Jean Sommereyns, Wallonie, BelgiumSize
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