4th Feb, 2021 10:00

Ethnographica & Tribal Art

 
Lot 1
 
Lot 1 - A Bakongo Janus Nkisi Nkondi nail fetish...
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A Bakongo Janus Nkisi Nkondi nail fetish figure, Democratic Republic of Congo, with a feather headdress, mirror glass inset eyes, one arm raised, the hand carved as if to hold a rod, a framed glass panel on one side, nails, metal sherds, animal bone, rope and material throughout, 61cm excluding headdress,

From the collection of the late Reverend Alan Dupuy

Sold for £420


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Condition Report

Age splits to the base, an upper lip and by both ears. Some small chips on the lips of one mouth. Generally all flaws appear to be age related. Faults/flaws are visible within the online images.

 

A Bakongo Janus Nkisi Nkondi nail fetish figure, Democratic Republic of Congo, with a feather headdress, mirror glass inset eyes, one arm raised, the hand carved as if to hold a rod, a framed glass panel on one side, nails, metal sherds, animal bone, rope and material throughout, 61cm excluding headdress,

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