EXCEPTIONAL NKISI NKONDI CLOTHED STATUE – MAGICAL SCULPTURE – AFRICAN ART – REPUBLIC - Bakongo - DR Congo (No reserve price)

MAGICAL ZOOMORPHIC STATUE « NKISI NKONDI » NAILED - decorative piece – CONGO
Dimensions :
LENGTH : 45 cm
WIDTH : 20 cm
HEIGHT : 21 cm
Diameter : 55 cm

MATERIALS : Wood, metal (nails), ritual charges
This remarkable zoomorphic statuette belongs to the Nkisi Nkondi tradition, powerful ritual objects of the Congo peoples, and more specifically the Kongo culture. These sacred sculptures are regarded as receptacles of spirits capable of acting in both the visible and invisible worlds.