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Masks & Symbols from Southern & Central Africa

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 Nkisi Nkondi -
The African nail fetishes, called nkisi nkondi, were regarded by the Bakongo (sing. Kongo) as powerful artifacts, whether dedicated to protection or to the projection of maleficent magic.

This statuette comes from the Kongo, an ethnic group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo comprising many subgroups and related groups.
The ventral cavity, now sealed, housed a magical charge that powered the power of this fetish.

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 Nkisi Nkondi -
Les fétiches africains à clous, nommés nkisi nkondi, étaient considérés par les Bakongo (sing. Kongo) comme de puissants artefacts, qu’ils soient dédiés à la protection ou à la projection de maléfices.

Ce statuette provient des Kongo, une ethnie de la République démocratique du Congo comprenant de nombreux sous-groupes et groupes connexes.
La cavité ventrale, désormais obturée, accueillait une charge magique qui alimentait le pouvoir de ce fétiche.

Mask - Congo  (No reserve price)

Good condition - used with small signs of aging & blemishes

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Nkisi nkondi statuette from the Bakongo people of the Congo, carved in wood and measuring 25 cm high by 10 cm wide, one object, in good condition with some wear and age-related staining, provenance Congo.

Mask - Congo (No reserve price)

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Nkisi nkondi statuette from the Bakongo people of the Congo, carved in wood and measuring 25 cm high by 10 cm wide, one object, in good condition with some wear and age-related staining, provenance Congo.

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