Kongo Nkisi Nkondi fetish figure
African wooden statue depicting a standing figure, trunk slightly leaning forward as a sign of aggression towards spirits and conflicts. The face has been bleached with pigments, much like representing a dead person.
Nails were driven into the body, characteristic of a type of fetish well known in Zaire: the Nkisi Nkondi or Nkonde.
An intact ventral load sealed with a piece of glass or mirror is visible on the abdomen and is sealed by a thick patina. Who knows what magical power this coin can still exude ...
Piece brought back in the 1970s from Matadi.
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Data sheet
- Presumed dating
- Mid XXth century
- Size
- 26 x 9 cm
- Ethnic group
- Material(s)
- Wood, accessories
- Country
- Origin
- Tribal art collection Belgium
- Condition
- Very good
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African wooden statue depicting a standing figure, trunk slightly leaning forward as a sign of aggression towards spirits and conflicts. The face has been bleached with pigments, much like representing a dead person.
Nails were driven into the body, characteristic of a type of fetish well known in Zaire: the Nkisi Nkondi or Nkonde.
An intact ventral load sealed with a piece of glass or mirror is visible on the abdomen and is sealed by a thick patina. Who knows what magical power this coin can still exude ...
Piece brought back in the 1970s from Matadi.