Fetish Dog with nails - Bakongo - DR Congo

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Chien Fétiche à clous is a Bakongo wooden sculpture from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, made of wood, nails, shell, iron and glass, weighing 1 kg and 44 cm high, from a private collection and in good condition.

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Art is rich in the Kongo country. Within the stylistic corpus of objects from the DRC, many depict animals, including dogs. Indeed, in Kongo iconography, dogs are endowed with four eyes for this world and two for the other, which explains their great clairvoyance. The Bakisi are earth spirits; objects only have value if they are consecrated by the Nganga, who add magical and various ingredients to them. For effectiveness, the invocation or nkisi must be accompanied by incantation and sacrifice. A resinous base, a kind of reliquary closed with a mirror possessing magical properties of the Kongo people.
Note: Our shipments are sent with insurance and guaranteed.
There have been restorations since the original country.

Seller's Story

I am a professional seller of African art objects, holding a VAT number.
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Art is rich in the Kongo country. Within the stylistic corpus of objects from the DRC, many depict animals, including dogs. Indeed, in Kongo iconography, dogs are endowed with four eyes for this world and two for the other, which explains their great clairvoyance. The Bakisi are earth spirits; objects only have value if they are consecrated by the Nganga, who add magical and various ingredients to them. For effectiveness, the invocation or nkisi must be accompanied by incantation and sacrifice. A resinous base, a kind of reliquary closed with a mirror possessing magical properties of the Kongo people.
Note: Our shipments are sent with insurance and guaranteed.
There have been restorations since the original country.

Seller's Story

I am a professional seller of African art objects, holding a VAT number.
Translated by Google Translate

Details

No. of items
1
Ethnic group/ culture
Bakongo
Country of Origin
DR Congo
Material
Wood, nails, shell, iron, and glass
Sold with stand
No
Condition
Good condition
Title of artwork
Fetish Dog with nails
Height
44 cm
Weight
1 kg
Provenance
Private collection
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Objects sold
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