A Songye Janus standing power figure, Nikisi, Democratic Republic of Congo, the skull with horn charge and embedded animal bones, each face with applied copper strips and studs and a bishimba sack with cowrie shell applied to the cheek, the hands either side of a swollen abdomen, a carved mask on the back, with animal hide around the waist, 97cm; and a further Songye standing male power figure, with horn charge, linear carved face painted white, a string of coloured glass beads and an animal tusk, 94cm
The Andrzej Von Staranburg Niedenthal Collection, London, UK.
Sold for £160
A Songye Janus standing power figure, Nikisi, Democratic Republic of Congo, the skull with horn charge and embedded animal bones, each face with applied copper strips and studs and a bishimba sack with cowrie shell applied to the cheek, the hands either side of a swollen abdomen, a carved mask on the back, with animal hide around the waist, 97cm; and a further Songye standing male power figure, with horn charge, linear carved face painted white, a string of coloured glass beads and an animal tusk, 94cm
ProvenanceThe Andrzej Von Staranburg Niedenthal Collection, London, UK.