MC1397 Large 2 Horned Songye Fetish Bust Impressive Power Figure Bust Congo DRC

MC1397 Large 2 Horned Songye Fetish Bust Impressive Power Figure Bust Congo DRC

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CONGO DRC
IMPOSING FETISH SONGYE (Nkishi).

Rare two-horned Nkishi, very expressive

Typical of Kalebwe's style, a bust with similar architecture is published in Hersak, 1985, plate 118

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, buttons, textile, shells (cowries)
DIMENSIONS: Height 53cm
(with base and horns)
 CONDITION: Average
(See photos).
 
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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
- Songye masks and figure sculpture, Dunja Hersak London 1985

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)


Rare Nkishi with two horns
Typical of Kalebwe's style, a bust with similar architecture is published in Hersak, 1985, plate 118

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, horn, buttons, textile, shells (cawries)
DIMENSIONS: About 20 3/4 inches high
( with the base and the horns )
CONDITION: Medium
(Please have a look on the pictures)

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