RARE AND EXCEPTIONAL NKISI NKONDI NAIL-CLAD 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 tradition of Nkisi Nkondi, powerful ritual objects of the Congo peoples, and more specifically of the Kongo culture. These sacred sculptures are regarded as receptacles of spirits capable of acting in both the visible and invisible worlds.