Site Loader
Rock Street, San Francisco
  • Current Language:
  • fr
  • Select Language:

This is the rating and price for Crucifix Nkangi Kiditu



Description : bronze, cast in the lost wax casting process (cire perdue), The crucifix was donated to French Missionaries of the Missionary Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Spiritans) by an African dignitary to decorate their church. From 1894 it was kept in the Abbey of Our Lady in Langonnet, which had been taken over by the Spiritans in 1858. A typical Kongo crucifix, depicting a crucified Christ, two orants sitting above the crossbar, and a kneeling figure below, likely symbolizing the Virgin Mary. Such crucifixes were originally venerated as religious icons (both in Catholic and Syncretic cults), though after the decline of the Christian faith they became emblems of rank used by Kongo chiefs and kings. Published in: Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Afrika, Maske und Skulptur, Olten 1989, ill. 107
Price: 0.00 USD It's free to register now to view!
Estimate (low-high) : 1000 EUR-2000 EUR It's free to register now to view!

About the lot N° 101
Title : Crucifix Nkangi Kiditu
Size : H: 28,5 cm, W: 13,5 cm, H: 11,2 inch, W: 5,3 inch
Provenance : French Missionary Collection (Missionary Society of the Holy Spirit) Abbaye Notre-Dame de Langonnet, Musée Africain, France (since 1894) Gottfried Künzi, Oberdorf / Solothurn Switzerland René Rickli, Olten, Switzerland
Literature : Felix, Marc L. (ed.), Kongo Kingdom Art, China 2003, p. 205
Condition report : See description
Zemanek-Muenster, auctioneer, Würzburg, DE It's free to register now to view!
Sale title : 92 Tribal Art Auction
Sale date : 29 Jun 2019 It's free to register now to view!
Sale Reference : Live Sale

Interested in valuating work ? 

AfricartMarket Insights

Access exclusive information.Sign-up here for our newsletter and we’ll keep you updated. You can unsubscribe at any time.

 

We respect your privacy. No spam.