Tribal art. Central Africa - a carvedwood Nkisi Nkondi figure, DRC, mid 20th c, 50cm h and a contemporary carved wood African figure, 86cm h More Information Nkisi Nkondi with split to base. Other figure with...
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CENTRAL AFRICAN NKISI NAIL POWER FIGURECarved wood with paint decoration to face, a central medallion with berries, clay collar; presented on wooden base....
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AFRICAN NKISI NKONDI POWER FIGURE FETISHSCULPTURE African Nkisi Nkondi power figure fetish sculpture featuring multiple heads with glass eyes and kaolin details, with coated textile wrapped torso embedded with nails...
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LARGE AFRICAN SONGYE NKISI POWER/FETISHFIGURELarge African Songye Nkisi wooden personal power/fetish figure, Republic of Congo, having central protruding horn at top, applied shells to eyes, carved nose and mouth,...
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Kongo Power Figure (Nkisi N'kondi),19th/20th C, 28"H, "..., a sculptor constructed the figure as an empty receptacle. A second specialist, known as the nganga, then ?empowered" the vessel by inserting bilongo...
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Yombe. Nkisi N'Kondi power figure. 20thcentury, carved and painted wood, nails, fabric, glass, rope, mud. 16 h × 9 w × 6½ d in. result: $188. estimate: $200–300. Provenance: African Image Gallery, Capetown,...
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Yombe. Nkisi N'Kondi power figure. 20thcentury, carved and painted wood, nails, fabric, glass, mud, rope. 14 h × 11 w × 7 d in. result: $625. estimate: $300–500. Provenance: African Image Gallery, Capetown,...
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KONGO PEOPLES, NKISI FETISH FIGURE DRCongo, carved and pigmented wood, glass, vegetable fiber, with attached fetish bundles, charge in belly, and glass eyes, 15"h...
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SONGE PEOPLES, OLD NKISI POWER FIGURE19th/20th, DR Congo, wood carved, metal strapping, cowry shell eyes, the standing nude male figure with hands on hips, animal horn projecting from coiffure, wearing a stone...
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LARGE YOMBE NKISI NKONDI NAIL POWERFIGURE 20th c. or earlier, carved wood figure with raised hand, wearing a bundle of dried bramble, the chest decorated with iron nails and triangular sheet metal, a stuffed...
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KONGO PEOPLES, LARGE FETISH "NKISI NKONDE"figure 20th c., Yombe group, DRC, carved wood figure with aggressive posture and expression, with applied animal hide, bones, metal, plant fibers, pigment, seeds and glass,...
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(2) AFRICAN MUMUYES & SONGYE CARVEDFIGURES(lot of 2) African tribal carved wood figures, including: (1) Iagalagana figure, Mumuyes peoples, Nigeria, West Africa, helmet style coiffure, narrow elongated torso,...
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CONGOLESE NKISI NKONDI TWO-HEADED DOGFETISH PIECE 20TH CENTURY HEIGHT 16”. LENGTH 40”. WIDTH 15". FETISH PIECE, 20th Century, Embedded with nails and blades to ward off evil spirits and a central reflective...
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TWO CARVED WOOD KONGO "NKISI NKONDI"FIGURES, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY; KONGO PEOPLES, CONGO, AFRICATwo carved wood Kongo "Nkisi Nkondi" figures, Late 19th/early 20th century; Kongo Peoples, Congo, Africa...
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AFRICAN CARVED WOOD NAIL POWER FIGUREOF DOGAfrican Carved Wood Nail Power Figure in the Form of a Dog , Nkisi Nkondi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, body pierced with iron nails and metal fragments, h. 10...
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AFRICAN CARVED WOOD NAIL POWER FIGUREAfricanCarved Wood Nail Power Figure , Nkisi Nkondi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, modeled wearing cloth pants, body pierced with iron nails and fragments draped with rope, abdomen...
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AFRICAN CARVED WOOD NAIL POWER FIGUREAfricanCarved Wood Nail Power Figure , Nkisi Nkondi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, body pierced with iron nails, eyes inset with glass, h. 27 1/4 in...
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AFRICAN CARVED WOOD NAIL POWER FIGUREAfricanCarved Wood Nail Power Figure , Nkisi Nkondi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, body pierced with iron nails and fragments, abdomen with glass-inset protrusion, glass eyes,...
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AFRICAN CARVED WOOD NAIL POWER FIGUREAfricanCarved Wood Nail Power Figure in the Form of a Janus-Headed Dog , Nkisi Nkondi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, body set with two pairs of horns and pierced with iron nails,...
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AFRICAN WOOD NAIL JANUS-HEADED FIGUREAfricanCarved Wood Nail Janus-Headed Power Figure , Nkisi Nkondi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, body pierced with iron nails and set with bone fragments, h. 30 1/4 in...
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AFRICAN WOOD NKISI NKONDI SPIRIT NAILFETISH FIGUR FETISH FIGURE, the Bakongo People, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 44"H....
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TWO CARVED WOOD KONGO "NKISI NKONDI"FIGURES, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY; KONGO PEOPLES, CONGO, AFRICATwo carved wood Kongo "Nkisi Nkondi" figures, Late 19th/early 20th century; Kongo Peoples, Congo, Africa...
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AFRICAN NKISI NKONDI (POWER FIGURE)20th c., DRC, polychrome carved wood, metal, glass, textile, 12.5"h x 6"w x 4.25"d...
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BAKONGO PEOPLES, NKONDI NKISI FETISHFIGURE 20th c., Democratic Republic of Congo, carved wood kneeling power figure with nails and metal objects protruding form his chest, white and red pigment and mirrored...
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AFRICAN SONGYE POWER FIGURE, DEMOCRATICREPUBLIC OF THE CONGO 59¼" x 14" x 15 1/5" Community Power Figure: Male (Nkisi), 20th century. Wood, metals, cowrie shells, fiber, raffia, gourds, beads, and feathers. Standing...
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CARVED AFRICAN VILI NKISI FIGURE NAILFETISH DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: 34 1/2'' x 14'' x 12 1/2''CONDITION: Missing dagger in hand. Note all items from this estate have been recently fumigated may have natural...
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A Kongo/Vili Nail and Mirror Nkisi/NkondiFetish Figure (Angola and Congo) - Carved hardwood figure with jagged metal pieces inserted into the body and with protruding belly enclosing a glass fronted compartment 21ins...
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Nkisi Fetish Congo Carved wood figurewith nails mirror inside belly cavity encrusted with blood and dirt mixture. Human hair entwined with the nails and neck is wrapped with cloth and applied pigments. This particular...
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A Large Nkisi Nkondi Power Figure Carvedwood figure with attached packs including a shell packed with soil a cage with what appears to be bone chips animal hair seed pods and central cavity on front with glass and...
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A Nkisi Nkondi Power Figure Congo Carvedwood figure with attached cow bone inserted metal sheaths mirrors glass and cloth on head. Empowering substances are enclosed inside the figure allowing the priest or subscriber...
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A Large Nkisi Double Headed Power ObjectCongo Double headed dog or Kozo having two heads with which to see into each world; the living and the dead. Having applied fabrics hammered nails and applied mixed substance...
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Nkisi Double Headed Power Object CongoDepicting a dog or Kozo with two heads. Dogs are closely tied to the spiritual world in Congo theology. They live in two separate worlds the village of the living and the...
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