Description
Fetish (1) - Wood, animal horn, raffia, textile chest belt - Nkisi - Songye - DR Congo
2nd half 20th century - Good
- D.R.Congo
- Songye
- Wood, animal horn, raffia, textile chest strap.
Size: 85 cm
- Weight: 6,100 g
- Shipped by DHL / Deutsche Post.
Large nkisi fetish figure of the Songye tribe, D.R. Congo.
Impressive workmanship by the Songye, especially as fetish figures of this size are mostly used for communal use. These fetish nkisi represent magical figures and are used to ward off harm and can also be actively employed for the purpose of Black Magic.
Lot details
- Total nr of items
- 1
- Object
- Fetish
- Indigenous object name
- Nkisi
- Ethnic group/ culture
- Songye
- Region/ country
- DR Congo
- Material
- Wood, animal horn, raffia, textile chest belt
- Period
- 2nd half 20th century
- Condition
- Good
- Sold with stand
- No
- Dimensions
- 85×19×23 cm
- Weight
- 6100 g