SOLD / SOLD! MC1466 Superb fetish Songye Power Figure statue Congo DRC
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CONGO DRC
SUPERB SONGYE FETISH (Nkishi).
Beautiful carving
Male statue in the style of the second Western tradition and more precisely from an Eki Kibeshi workshop; the shape and elements of the face, the volume of the hairstyle with its parallel grooves, the shoulders, the way of sculpting the hands (the thumbs are unfortunately broken and missing), the feet marrying the curvilinear shape of the base, etc.
Two features enhance the desirability of this fetish
- Head turned, rare in all Songye sub-groups)
- The presence of upholstery nails, rare in this region of the south-west of the Songye country
Mankishi (plural of "Nkishi") are figures of power,
Beautiful carving
Male statue in the style of the second Western tradition and more precisely from an Eki Kibeshi workshop; the shape and elements of the face, the volume of the hairstyle with its parallel grooves, the shoulders, the way of sculpting the hands (the thumbs are unfortunately broken and missing), the feet marrying the curvilinear shape of the base, etc.
Two features enhance the desirability of this fetish
- Head turned, rare in all Songye sub-groups)
- The presence of upholstery nails, rare in this region of the south-west of the Songye country
Mankishi (plural of "Nkishi") are figures of power,
They serve as relays with the spirits of the dead, very present in religion...
They are used in "magical" rites serving the interest and well-being of an individual or the entire community. (Art and Power in the Savannah of Central Africa, p. 72-73)
They are used in "magical" rites serving the interest and well-being of an individual or the entire community. (Art and Power in the Savannah of Central Africa, p. 72-73)
Features:
TYPE OF OBJECT: Fetish (Nkishi).
ETHNICITY: Songye – Basongye.
ORIGIN: Democratic Republic of Congo.
(Ex Belgian Congo, ex Zaire).
MATERIAL: Wood, horn, glass beads, metal
DIMENSIONS: Height 40 cm
CONDITION: Fair - Poor
the thumbs are unfortunately broken and missing (see photos)
CONDITION: Fair - Poor
the thumbs are unfortunately broken and missing (see photos)
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Bibliography - SONGYE - Bibliography
Masks - Masks
- Songye masks and figure sculpture, Dunja Hersak London 1985
- Colors, Streaks and Projections, Dunja Hersak, in Objects Signs of Africa, Texts collected by Luc de Heusch, Snoek, Pages 161-173
- Art and Power in the Central African Savannah, Constantin Petridis, Mercator Fund, Cleveland Museum of Art, 2008
- Masks Kifwebe, Woods Dawy, Tribal Art Magazine N° 20 Spring 2008 Pages 102-113
- Songye; the formidable Songye statuary of Central Africa, François Neyt, Mercator Fund, 2009.
Fetishes - Power figures
Fetishes - Power figures
- Songye; the formidable Songye statuary of Central Africa, François Neyt, Mercator Fund, 2009.
- Art and Power in the Central African Savannah, Constantin Petridis, Mercator Fund, Cleveland Museum of Art, 2008
Shields - Shields
- Objects Signs of Africa, texts brought together by Luc de Heusch, "Colors, Stries and Projections", Dunja Hersak, sd Snoek, Pages 161-173
- Shields, Africa, Southeast Asia and Oceania from the collection Barbier-Mueller Museum, Jean-Paul Barbier, Alain-Michel Boyer, P. Benitez-Johannot, Prestel, 2000
- Shields of Africa, Southeast Asia and Oceania from the Barbier-Mueller Museum, Jean-Paul Barbier, Alain-Michel Boyer, P. Benitez-Johannot, Adam Biro, 1998
- Arts of Black Africa, in the Barbier Mueller collection, presented by Werner Schmalenbach, Fondation Maeght, 1989 p264 Note by Joseph Cornet
- Songye; the formidable Songye statuary of Central Africa, François Neyt, Mercator Fund, 2009.
- Songye masks and figure sculpture, Dunja Hersak London 1985
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CONGO DRC
SUPERB SONGYE POWER FIGURE (NKISHI)
Male statue in the style of the second Western tradition and more precisely from an Eki Kibeshi workshop; the shape and the elements of the face, the volume of the hairstyle with its parallel grooves, the shoulders, the way of sculpting the hands (the thumbs are unfortunately broken and missing), the feet marrying the curvilinear shape of the base, etc.
Two features enhance the desirability of this power figure
- Head turned, rare in all Songye sub-groups)
- The presence of upholstery nails, rare in this region of the south-west of the Songye country
The Mankishi (plural of "Nkishi") are figures of power,
They were used as relays with the spirits of the dead people very present in the religion.. They are used in "magic" rites serving the interest and well-being of an Individual or the entire community. (Art and Power in the Savannah of Central Africa, p. 72-73).
Features:
TYPE OF OBJECT: Fetish (Nkisi)
ETHNICAL GROUP: Songye – Basongye – Songe.
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Democratic Republic Congo
(ex Zaire, ex Belgian Congo).
MATERIAL:Wood, horn, glass beads, metal
DIMENSIONS: About 15 3/4 inches high (40 cm)
CONDITION: Medium - bad
Thumbs are unfortunately broken and missing
Thumbs are unfortunately broken and missing
(Please have a look on the pictures)