MC1820 Pretty Mini Fetish Songye Power Figure Statue Congo DRC
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CONGO DRC
SONGYE MINI FETISH (Nkishi).
Nice little fetish, well styled
Mankishi (plural of "Nkishi") are figures of power,
Nice little fetish, well styled
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)
PROVENANCE: Ex - Collection Ph. V.
(More details on request)
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)
PROVENANCE: Ex - Collection Ph. V.
(More details on request)
Features:
TYPE OF OBJECT: Fetish (Nkishi).
ETHNICITY: Songye – Basongye.
ORIGIN: Democratic Republic of Congo.
(Ex Belgian Congo, ex Zaire).
MATERIAL: Wood
DIMENSIONS: Height 11.5 cm
13.5 cm with the base
CONDITION: Average
13.5 cm with the base
CONDITION: Average
(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
SONGYE MINI POWER FIGURE (Nkishi).
Nice little statue, well stylized
Nice little statue, well stylized
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).
PROVENANCE: Ex Collection of Ph.V.
(More details on request)
Features:
TYPE OF OBJECT: Fetish (Nkisi)
ETHNICAL GROUP: Songye – Basongye – Songe.
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Democratic Republic Congo
(ex Zaire, ex Belgian Congo).
MATERIAL:Wood
DIMENSIONS: About 4 1/2 inches high (11.5 cm)
5 1/4 " with its base (13.5 cm)
5 1/4 " with its base (13.5 cm)
CONDITION: Medium
(Please have a look on the pictures)