23rd Aug, 2022 9:30

Ethnographic Art

 
  Lot 149
 

A group of four Songye power figures, Nkisi, Democratic Republic of Congo, each with animal horn charge, individual power power attributes to include bound bishimba, metal blades, copper strips, studs, animal and reptile skin, animal horns, coloured glass beads, woven fibres, seed pods, the hands either side of a swollen abdomen, the tallest figure looking to the right, 34.5cm - 54cm

The Andrzej von Staranburg Niedenthal collection, London, UK.

Sold for £80


 

A group of four Songye power figures, Nkisi, Democratic Republic of Congo, each with animal horn charge, individual power power attributes to include bound bishimba, metal blades, copper strips, studs, animal and reptile skin, animal horns, coloured glass beads, woven fibres, seed pods, the hands either side of a swollen abdomen, the tallest figure looking to the right, 34.5cm - 54cm

Provenance

The Andrzej von Staranburg Niedenthal collection, London, UK.

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