Statuette Congo - Nksi Congo - DR Congo (No reserve price)
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Statuette Congo, a 40 cm, wooden reproduction from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, known as nksi congo, with an anthropomorphic seated figure that bears a prominent headdress and is described as a nkisi/fetish related to justice and spiritual protection.
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an anthropomorphic wooden sculpture carved and patinated, which seems to be a power fetish or a Kongo/Yombe art statuette (Democratic Republic of the Congo). The seated figure wears a prominent headdress, holds a finger near its slightly open mouth showing carved incisors, and presents a ventral cavity or ventral-receptacle (medicine box or magical charge). This piece is part of the tradition of nkisi statues or fetishes linked to justice, proverbs, or spiritual protection in the region. It bears an ancient patina with traces of pigments (red, white) on the face and body. This type of object served as a receptacle for ritual charges (bilongo) intended to activate the power of the figure.
an anthropomorphic wooden sculpture carved and patinated, which seems to be a power fetish or a Kongo/Yombe art statuette (Democratic Republic of the Congo). The seated figure wears a prominent headdress, holds a finger near its slightly open mouth showing carved incisors, and presents a ventral cavity or ventral-receptacle (medicine box or magical charge). This piece is part of the tradition of nkisi statues or fetishes linked to justice, proverbs, or spiritual protection in the region. It bears an ancient patina with traces of pigments (red, white) on the face and body. This type of object served as a receptacle for ritual charges (bilongo) intended to activate the power of the figure.
Details
Indigenous object name
Nksi Congo
Number of objects
1
Country of Origin
DR Congo
Material
Wood
Sold with stand
No
Condition
Excellent condition
Title of artwork
Statuette Congo
Height
40 cm
Width
40 cm
Depth
40 cm
Authenticity
Reproduction/replica
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