Three power figures "nkisi" ·  D. R. Congo, Songye · ID: 3042748

Description

wood, a) standing figure with hole in the head and various drilled holes, among others in both ears (still containing mass on the right side), slightly dam., cracks, missing part backside, h: 10,3 cm; b) half figure, drilled hole with mass remains in the head, leather strip with animal hair, slightly dam., crack, h: 7,5 cm; c) head with hole in the parting, mass remains at the right ear; all three objects mounted on pedestal

The object Three power figures “nkisi” with the object ID 3042748 was last part of the auction 87th Tribal Art Auction at November 11, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 116.

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