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Kongo Wooden Nkisi Sculpture - PF.3729
Origin: Southwestern Congo
Circa: 20
th
Century AD
Dimensions:
12.75" (32.4cm) high
x 3.25" (8.3cm) wide
Collection: African
Style: Kongo
Medium: Wood, Cowrie Shell
$6,000.00
Location: United States
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| Description |
This very powerful and commanding figure was
created by the Kongo people of the Lower Congo
River valley. The fetish figure stands proudly on a
small pedestal with his hands firmly at his sides
in a show of determination and strength. It is a
common occurrence in the fetishes of this
culture to find naturalism and assertion, while
their tomb figures are far more schematized.
This man exhibits such identifying features as
the protruding stomach with a cowrie shell
imbedded in the navel, the open mouth showing
a lack of teeth yet a slightly protruding tongue
and the conventionalized head coming to a soft
point. All are commonly employed elements of
Kongo renderings. This is an enduring work and
a wonderful representation of the Kongo
craftsmanship of ritual wares.
- (PF.3729)
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