23rd Aug, 2022 9:30

Ethnographic Art

 
  Lot 103
 

Four Songye power figures, Nikisi, Democratic Republic of Congo, three with animal horn charge, with individual power attributes comprising, coloured glass beads, animal & reptile skin, raffia, bound bishimba, facial and body studs, a further figure with copper strips to the head and nose, the rear of the skull cloth bound, inlaid shells to the face and abdomen, cloth bound bishimba and encrustations with embedded bird feathers, 35cm - 58cm

The Andrzej von Staranburg Niedenthal collection, London, UK.

Sold for £70


 

Four Songye power figures, Nikisi, Democratic Republic of Congo, three with animal horn charge, with individual power attributes comprising, coloured glass beads, animal & reptile skin, raffia, bound bishimba, facial and body studs, a further figure with copper strips to the head and nose, the rear of the skull cloth bound, inlaid shells to the face and abdomen, cloth bound bishimba and encrustations with embedded bird feathers, 35cm - 58cm

Provenance

The Andrzej von Staranburg Niedenthal collection, London, UK.

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