Figure fétiche "nkisi nduda"
R. D. Congo, Bakongo
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Provenance
Carl Otto Hultén, Malmö, SwedenTaille
H: 26,5 cm
H: 10.4 inch
Description
wood, dark brown patina, partly encrusted, mirror glass, iron chain, headgear and receptacle in front of the belly filled with magical mass, eyes with glass inlay, min. dam., cracks, traces of insect caused damage and abrasion, base.
As soon as the magical material “bilongo” was inserted by the witchdoctor, the object was considered to be “magically loaded” and its power “nkisi” could be activated by certain incantations.
Littérature comparée
Deimel, Claus & Christine Seige (Hg.), Minkisi, Berlin, München 2012, p. 154Publications
AHDRC: 0150602