SOLD / SOLD! MC1521 Large Fetish 98cm SONGYE Belande Nkishi Power Figure Statue

SOLD / SOLD! MC1521 Large Fetish 98cm SONGYE Belande Nkishi Power Figure Statue

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CONGO DRC

AWESOME FETISH SONGYE (Nkishi).
Large fetish, typical of the Belande subgroup, Western Songye
This smirking statue is androgynous

You can see a work with a similar headdress in Songye, Neyt, 2009 pages 38 and 39

Unfortunately, it is in poor condition, with many cracks and traces of restorations. But it remains an exceptional and powerful object

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).


Features:

TYPE OF OBJECT: Fetish (Nkishi).
ETHNICITY: Songye – Basongye.
ORIGIN: Democratic Republic of Congo.
(Ex Belgian Congo, ex Zaire).
MATERIAL: Wood, horn
DIMENSIONS: Height 98 cm
 CONDITION: Rather bad
(See photos).
 

Ex Franco-Belgian private collection of Ph.V.
More information on request

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Bibliography - SONGYE - Bibliography

- Art from Africa, Oceania and North America, CHRISTIE'S, PARIS - 10 DEC. 2013, lot 102 (link and or photos on request)


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
- 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


Impressive SONGYE Power Figure (NKISHI)


Large power figure, typical style of the Belande, a Western Songye subgroup
This smirking statue is androgynous
We can see an artwork with a similar headdress in Songye, Neyt, 2009 pages 38 and 39

Unfortunately, the statue is in poor condition, many cracks and traces of restorations
But it remains an exceptional and powerful object


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)

Ex private french/belgian collection of mr Ph V
More information on demand

Features:
TYPE OF OBJECT: Fetish - Power figure (Nkisi)
ETHNICAL GROUP: Songye – Basongye – Songe.
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Democratic Republic Congo
(ex Zaire, ex Belgian Congo).
MATERIAL:Wood, horn
DIMENSIONS: About 38 1/2 inches high
CONDITION: Quite Bad
(Please have a look on the pictures)
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