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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. 122127.
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.
Prix: 0.00 USD🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire.
Estimations(basse-haute) : 720 EUR-900 EUR🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire.
À propos du lot
n° 136 Titre : Songe \\'Mankishi\\' Wooden Figure, PÉRIODE : 1986 Auctionata Paddle8 AG, Salle de vente
, Berlin, DE🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire. Titre de la vente : 751: Non-European Art Date de la vente : 27/01/2017🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire. Référence de l'enchère
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