Power half figure "nkisi"
· R. D. Congo, Songye
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ID: 3039769
Vendu
1 500 €
Provenance
Jan Lundberg, Malmö, SwedenZemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 25. Februar 2006, lot 332
Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germany
Taille
H: 16,5 cm
H: 6.5 inch
Description
wood, shiny blackish brown patina, the small cavity at the belly, the tube from reptile skin and the hole in the parting contain magical material (“bishimba”), crowned by a tassel of feathers, min. dam., small missing parts and crack, base