23rd Aug, 2022 9:30
Ethnographic Art
A Songye door, Democratic Republic of Congo, with two relieved carved face masks above a standing (Nkisi) power figure with horn and animal fur charge, wearing a hide skirt against a geometric carved ground, with woven reed hinges, a 39cm woven reed bush repair to the lower right, height: 130 cm, wide: 50.5cm
The Von Staranburg Niedenthal Collection
Sold for £150
A Songye door, Democratic Republic of Congo, with two relieved carved face masks above a standing (Nkisi) power figure with horn and animal fur charge, wearing a hide skirt against a geometric carved ground, with woven reed hinges, a 39cm woven reed bush repair to the lower right, height: 130 cm, wide: 50.5cm
ProvenanceThe Von Staranburg Niedenthal Collection
