Songye Nkisi Figure | Fashor and Eagar
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Collection

Songye Kifwebe Nkisi Figure
African Art Fetish Figures
Songye
Songye Nkisi
Songye African Art
Songye Kifwebe

Songye Nkisi Figure

Superb Songye Nkisi Figure from Democratic Republic of Congo.

Songye Nkisi Figure

ETHNIC GROUP

Songye

COUNTRY
Democratic Republic of Congo

MATERIAL
Wood, horn, cloth, pigment.
DIMENTIONS
32″ (81.3 cm)
CIRCA
Early to mid 1900’s

PROVENANCE

Private USA Estate Collection

EXHIBITED

No known exhibitions

LITERATURE
No known literature

CATALOGUE NOTE
The BaSongye crafted power figures, Nkisi (singular) and Mankishi (plural), to resist wizardry and witchcraft. A spiritualist (nganga) may commission an Nkisi for the protection and well-being of all the members of a village, and then recommend a smaller nkishi for the private use of an individual, customized to his or her personal needs. Individuals offer prayers to ancestral spirits through personal mankishi for several different reasons. They were benevolent, and were believed to bring good luck, promote fertility and success, defeat enemies and safeguard from evil. Consequently, the ceremonies that are necessary for the creation and use of personal mankishi relate to the specific needs they fulfill in the lives of their owners. Many of the features show a relationship to the masks of the Kifwebe association.

Weight 30 lbs
Dimensions 40 × 24 × 24 in
SKU: JPH-4015_05 Category: Tags: ,

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