MC1786 Beautiful fetish Songye Power Figure statue Congo DRC

MC1786 Beautiful fetish Songye Power Figure statue Congo DRC

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CONGO DRC

PRETTY SONGYE FETISH (Nkishi)

The Mankishi (plural of "Nkishi") are figures of power,
They serve as a relay with the spirits of the dead, very present in religion...
They are used in "magical" rites serving the interest, protection and well-being of an individual or the entire community.

Features :

TYPE OF OBJECT: Fetish (Nkishi).
ETHNICITY: Songye – Basongye.
ORIGIN: Democratic Republic of Congo.
(Ex Belgian Congo, ex Zaire).
MATERIAL: Wood, horn
DIMENSIONS: Height 32.5 cm
27.5 cm without the horn
38 cm complete with base
CONDITION: Average
(See photos)
 
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Bibliography - SONGYE - Bibliography

Masks - Masks
- Songye masks and sculptures, Dunja Hersak London 1985
- Colors, Streaks and Protrusions, 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
- Masquettes Kifwebe, Woods Dawy, Tribal Art Magazine No. 20 Spring 2008 Pages 102-113
-Songye; the formidable Songye statuary of Central Africa, François Neyt, Mercator Fund, 2009.

Fetishes - Figures of power
-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 collected by Luc de Heusch, "Colors, Streaks and Protrusions", Dunja Hersak, sd Snoek, Pages 161- 173
- Shields, Africa, South-East Asia and Oceania from the Barbier-Mueller Museum collection, 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 Notice by Joseph Cornet
-Songye; the formidable Songye statuary of Central Africa, François Neyt, Mercator Fund, 2009.
- Songye masks and sculptures, Dunja Hersak London 1985

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CONGO DRC

NICE SONGYE POWER FIGURE (NKISHI)

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, protection and well-being of an Individual or the entire community


Features:

TYPE OF OBJECT: Fetish (Nkishi)
ETHNICAL GROUP: Songye – Basongye – Songe.
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Democratic Republic Congo
(ex Zaire, ex Belgian Congo).
MATERIAL:Wood, horn
DIMENSIONS: About 12 3/4 inches (32.5 cm)
10 3/4" without the horn (27.5 cm)
14 3/4" complete with the base (38 cm)
CONDITION: Medium
(Please have a look on the pictures)