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LOT 33539719

Fetish-force figure - Wood, pearls, brass nails, fetish material etc. - Nkisi - Songye - D.R.Kongo

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Provenance : old French collection. Galerie Mazzarine Jean Pierre Laprugne, Paris. Old expressive power figure used in the cult, equipped with an antelope horn, brass nails, beaded necklace and fetish materials. The object was mounted at the time on a black coloured hardwood base, which is supplied. 'Nkisi figures' were charged by the shaman with special rituals and loaded with lots of 'magical material'. They are said to protect their owners from diseases, sorcery and bad luck of all kinds, as well as ensure happiness and fertility. Imperfections commensurate with age due to insect damage.


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Provenance : old French collection. Galerie Mazzarine Jean Pierre Laprugne, Paris. Old expressive power figure used in the cult, equipped with an antelope horn, brass nails, beaded necklace and fetish materials. The object was mounted at the time on a black coloured hardwood base, which is supplied. 'Nkisi figures' were charged by the shaman with special rituals and loaded with lots of 'magical material'. They are said to protect their owners from diseases, sorcery and bad luck of all kinds, as well as ensure happiness and fertility. Imperfections commensurate with age due to insect damage.

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