Small power figure "nkisi" ·  R. D. Congo, Songye · ID: 3038465

Description

wood, partly shiny brown patina, remains of pigments, attached paraphernalia (glass bead necklace, small wooden peg, plant fibre), several drillings (crypto-fetish), small animal horn on the head, eyes inset with cowrie snails, min. dam., missing parts (foot tips), cracks, slight traces of abrasion, base;
smaller “mankisi” (sing. - nkisi) were kept inside the house in order to protect its inhabitants. They were often handed down from one generation to the next. These small “mankisi” were even taken along when people left their homes.

L’objet Small power figure “nkisi” avec l’ID d’objet 3038465 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 79th Tribal Art Auction dans 21 mars 2015 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 484 a atteint un prix de vente de 1 400 €.

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