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Description : Wood, pieces of fur, blue glass bead necklace Kasai-Oriental, Zaire, mid-20th century Songe people Utilization as dance fetish and fetish for boy circumcision Black brown shiny patina Height: 38 cm Good condition This decorative ‘mankishi’ figure made of wood with black brown shiny patina, pieces of fur and a blue glass bead necklace, is from the Songe who live in Kasai-Oriental in Zaire. According to the owner this figure was used as a dance fetish, as well as a fetish for boy circumcision. The African wooden figure is in good condition with minimal signs of wear. On the head of the sculpture there is a hole visible. The height of the figure measures in 38 cm. (bal) Literature: L. Felix, 100 Peoples of Zaire and their sculpture p. 164/165. Was sind Fetische? MVK Frankfurt/M, 1986, p. 330 f. E. Winizki, Gesichter Afrikas, p. 138 f. U. Klever, Bruckmanns Handbuch der afrikanischen Kunst, p. 153/fig. IX. J. W. Mestach, Songye Studien - Formen und Symbolik, ein symbolischer Essay, F. Jahn, München. Tibor Bodrogi, Stammeskunst, Budapest 1981, Band 1, fig. 348. M. G. Anderson & Ch. Mullen Kraemer, Wild Spirits-Strong Medicine- African Art and the Wilderness, New York 1989, p. 122–127. Ed. Museum Ludwig, Afrikanische Skulptur, Die Erfindung der Figur, Köln 1990, p. 207 f. Shipping costs excl. statutory VAT and plus 2,5% (+VAT) shipping insurance.
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