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African Art Bakongo Nkondi Nkisi Nail / Wood Fetish
African Art Bakongo Nkondi Nkisi Nail / Wood Fetish
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Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Bakongo peoples, ca. pre-1940's. This hand-carved wood power figure, called a nkisi nkondi, is carved in the likeness of a human being which symbolizes its purpose, as each nkisi nkondi has traditionally been of service in human affairs. Covered with cloth bundles , wood sticks on reverse and innumerable nails have been driven into the form over time. Each nail, bundle and stick represents an occasion when two or more parties met to come to an agreement, make peace, settle an argument, investigate or solve a problem that had troubled villagers. Shell eyes and glass a center. Dimensions: 12-1/4" H x 7-1/2" W x 7-1/4" D; Weight: 3 lbs. 8 oz. Provenance: Ex. private collection, NYC.
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Some sticks are missing otherwise intact.
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