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SOLD / SOLD! MC1286 Joli Fétiche SONGYE Cute Power Figure Fetish Congo DRC

SOLD / SOLD! MC1286 Joli Fétiche SONGYE Cute Power Figure Fetish Congo DRC

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CONGO DRC

Nice fetish SONGYE

 (NKISHI)


According to the classification made by François Neyt, this fetish comes from the region of the Eki, the Sanga and the Kalebwe. (Neyt, Songye, 2004)
(See pages 140 - 141 - 323 for a really very similar statue kept at the Africa Museum in Tervuren, figure 104 which the author tells us (page323) is related to Western styles)


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, glass beads, upholstery nails, copper
DIMENSIONS: Height 29 cm
 CONDITION: Fair
(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
- 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

Cute SONGYE Power Figure (NKISHI)


According to the classification made by François Neyt, this fetish comes from the region of Eki, Sanga and Kalebwe. (Neyt, Songye, 2004)
(See pages 140 - 141 - 323 for a very similar statue kept at the Africa Museum in Tervuren, figure 104 which the author tells us (page 323) is related to Western styles)

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 - Power figure (Nkisi)
ETHNICAL GROUP: Songye – Basongye – Songe.
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Democratic Republic Congo
(ex Zaire, ex Belgian Congo).
MATERIAL: Wood, glass beads, upholstery nails, copper
DIMENSIONS: About 11 1/2 inches high
CONDITION: Medium
(Please have a look on the pictures)
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