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Superb SONGYE Power figure sculpture statue Congo African Tribal Art 1687

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Superb SONGYE Power figure sculpture statue Congo African Tribal Art 1687
Superb SONGYE Power figure sculpture statue Congo African Tribal Art 1687
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  • Title: Superb SONGYE Power figure sculpture statue Congo African Tribal Art 1687
  • Provenance/Additional Info: CONGO DRC SUPERB SONGYE POWER FIGURE (NKISHI)
    Beautiful carving
    Typical of the second western tradition
    Probably from an Eki-Kibeshi workshop
    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 et pouvoir dans la Savane d'Afrique Centrale, p. 72-73).
    Characteristics:
    TYPE OF OBJECT: Fetish (Nkisi)
    ETHNICAL GROUP: Songye – Basongye – Songe.
    COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Democratic Republic Congo
    (ex Zaïre, ex Belgian Congo).
    MATERIAL: Wood, textile, vegetal fiber (Raffia ?)
    DIMENSIONS: About 8 3/4 inches high (22.5 cm)
    CONDITION: Medium (Please have a look on the pictures)
    Bibliographie - Bibliography Songye
    Masques - Masks
    - Songye masks and figure sculpture, Dunja Hersak London 1985 - Couleurs, Stries et Saillies, Dunja Hersak, dans Objets Signes d'Afrique, Textes reunis par Luc de Heusch, Snoek, Pages 161- 173
    - Art et Pouvoir dans la savane d'Afrique Centrale, Constantin Petridis, Fonds Mercator, Cleveland Museum of Art, 2008 - Masquettes Kifwebe, Woods Dawy, Tribal Art Magazine N° 20 Printemps 2008 Pages 102-113
    - Songye; la redoutable statuaire Songye d'Afrique Centrale, François Neyt, Fonds Mercator, 2009.
    Fétiches - Power figures
    - Songye; la redoutable statuaire Songye d'Afrique Centrale, François Neyt, Fonds Mercator, 2009.
    - Art et Pouvoir dans la savane d'Afrique Centrale, Constantin Petridis, Fonds Mercator, Cleveland Museum of Art, 2008 Boucliers - Shields
    - Objets Signes d'Afrique, textes réunis par Luc de Heusch , "Couleurs, Stries et Saillies", Dunja Hersak, s.d. 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
    - Boucliers d’Afrique, d’Asie du Sud-Est et d’Océanie du musée Barbier-Mueller, Jean-Paul Barbier, Alain-Michel Boyer, P. Benitez-Johannot, Adam Biro, 1998
    - Arts d'Afrique Noire, dans la collection Barbier Mueller, présenté par Werner Schmalenbach, Fondation Maeght, 1989 p264 Notice de Joseph Cornet
    - Songye; la redoutable statuaire Songye d'Afrique Centrale, François Neyt, Fonds Mercator, 2009.
    - Songye masks and figure sculpture, Dunja Hersak London 1985

    Reserve: $700.00

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    Superb SONGYE Power figure sculpture statue Congo African Tribal Art 1687

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