A Songye community power figure (Nkisi), Democratic Republic of Congo, the crown of the head with a central horn charge, the eyes of insect cowrie, the nose with metal studs, the hands on either side of a swollen abdomen beneath a fibrous dress and necklace with animal tusk, coloured glass beads and cowrie shell, on a later base height: 92cm.
Sold for £130
A Songye community power figure (Nkisi), Democratic Republic of Congo, the crown of the head with a central horn charge, the eyes of insect cowrie, the nose with metal studs, the hands on either side of a swollen abdomen beneath a fibrous dress and necklace with animal tusk, coloured glass beads and cowrie shell, on a later base height: 92cm.
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