SOLD / SOLD! MC1341 Grand Fetish SONGYE Large Power Figure Fetish Congo DRC
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CONGO DRC
EXCEPTIONAL GREAT FETISH SONGYE (Nkishi).
Beautiful fetish, very expressive, the silhouette is slender and graceful, almost soothing when compared with some very massive and "aggressive" looking fetishes
Necklace of old glass beads, cowrie eyes, a horn stuck on the forehead
A statue with a very very similar look (except the ringed neck, the absence of horn and the patina) was sold at Christie's in 2013 (link and/or photos on request)
Necklace of old glass beads, cowrie eyes, a horn stuck on the forehead
A statue with a very very similar look (except the ringed neck, the absence of horn and the patina) was sold at Christie's in 2013 (link and/or photos on request)
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, beads, shells (cowries)
DIMENSIONS: Height 70 cm
74 cm with the horn
78 cm with the base
CONDITION: Fair
74 cm with the horn
78 cm with the base
CONDITION: Fair
(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
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
Beautiful large SONGYE Power Figure (NKISHI)
Beautiful fetish, very expressive, the silhouette is slender and graceful, almost soothing when compared with some very massive fetishes with an "aggressive" appearance.
Necklace of old glass beads, cowry eyes, a horn stuck on the forehead
A very very similar looking statue (except the ringed neck, the absence of horn and the patina) was sold at Christie's in 2013 (link and / or photos on request)
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, glass beads, shells (cawries)
DIMENSIONS: About 27 1/2 inches high
29 1/4 inches with the horn
30 3/4 inches with the base
CONDITION: Medium
(Please have a look on the pictures)