Songye statuette - Songye - DR Congo

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Description from the seller

The Songye are settled on the left bank of the Lualaba River, on a plateau covered with savanna and forest.
The Songye have created impressive statues often covered with numerous accessories and masks with powerful features called kifwebe.
The Songye fetish statues:
Ribbons of metal, nails and other accessories are sometimes applied to the face to fight malicious and aggressive forces and to direct lightning against them.
Moreover, the top of the head and the abdomen are often hollowed out in order to contain magnificent substances or horns called Bishimba, a specialist, Nganga, is charged
with attaching to the statue magical objects such as snake skins, feathers, beads, metal and bracelets in order to strengthen its power.
NB: Our packages are shipped with guarantee, insurance and

The Songye are settled on the left bank of the Lualaba River, on a plateau covered with savanna and forest.
The Songye have created impressive statues often covered with numerous accessories and masks with powerful features called kifwebe.
The Songye fetish statues:
Ribbons of metal, nails and other accessories are sometimes applied to the face to fight malicious and aggressive forces and to direct lightning against them.
Moreover, the top of the head and the abdomen are often hollowed out in order to contain magnificent substances or horns called Bishimba, a specialist, Nganga, is charged
with attaching to the statue magical objects such as snake skins, feathers, beads, metal and bracelets in order to strengthen its power.
NB: Our packages are shipped with guarantee, insurance and

Details

Number of objects
1
Ethnic group/ culture
Songye
Country of Origin
DR Congo
Material
Wood, horn, brass, cook
Sold with stand
No
Condition
Good condition
Title of artwork
Songye statuette
Height
52 cm
Width
14 cm
Provenance
Gallery / Antique dealer
Authenticity
Original/official
Sold by
BelgiumVerified
2005
Objects sold
97.87%
Private

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