26th Apr, 2022 9:30

Tribal Art

 
Lot 86
 

A large Songye community power figure, (Nkisi), Democratic Republic of Congo, Kalebwe style, facing to the right, the crown of the head with a central horn charge surmounted by a bell, set in earth and bird feathers, the face with strips of sheet copper and inset with brass and copper studs, the open mouth with animal teeth, with applied attributes of coloured beads, animal tusks, bound reptile skin Bishimba, inset cowrie shells, painted metal bangles and rope, the swollen abdomen inset with horn Bishimba, height: 106cm

The Von Staranburg Niedenthal Collection

Sold for £220


 

A large Songye community power figure, (Nkisi), Democratic Republic of Congo, Kalebwe style, facing to the right, the crown of the head with a central horn charge surmounted by a bell, set in earth and bird feathers, the face with strips of sheet copper and inset with brass and copper studs, the open mouth with animal teeth, with applied attributes of coloured beads, animal tusks, bound reptile skin Bishimba, inset cowrie shells, painted metal bangles and rope, the swollen abdomen inset with horn Bishimba, height: 106cm

Provenance
The Von Staranburg Niedenthal Collection
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