A Songye standing male power figure, Nikisi, Democratic Republic of Congo, with horn charge with inset wood pegs, power attributes of a sting of coloured glass beads and bond bishimba and a metal bell, the abdomen bishimba still intact, 110cm; and a Songye standing male power figure, with horn charge surrounded by metal blades, the face with applied sheet of embossed copper and brass studs, with inset cowrie shell eyes above a studded long beard, the neck applied with strings of coloured beads, the hands either side of a swollen abdomen, with animal hide and a seed pod,104.5cm
The Andrzej Von Staranburg Niedenthal Collection, London, UK.
Sold for £130
A Songye standing male power figure, Nikisi, Democratic Republic of Congo, with horn charge with inset wood pegs, power attributes of a sting of coloured glass beads and bond bishimba and a metal bell, the abdomen bishimba still intact, 110cm; and a Songye standing male power figure, with horn charge surrounded by metal blades, the face with applied sheet of embossed copper and brass studs, with inset cowrie shell eyes above a studded long beard, the neck applied with strings of coloured beads, the hands either side of a swollen abdomen, with animal hide and a seed pod,104.5cm
ProvenanceThe Andrzej Von Staranburg Niedenthal Collection, London, UK.