Demi-figure fétiche "nkisi / nkishi" · R. D. Congo, Songye · ID: 3049659
Prix
500 €
Frais supplémentaires : 27% de commission, TVA, expédition et assurance transport
Provenance
H.K. Galerie, St. Gallen, Switzerland (Helene Knill and Hans Koller)Walter Glaser, Basel, Switzerland
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 26. February 2005, Lot 395
Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
Description
wood, kaolin, metal, base
Metal strips on forehead and nose bridge are said to relate to lightning. Thus on the “nkisi” this facial sign seems to signal its dual capacity to counteract and redirect aggressive action against the evildoer.