Sculpture - Wood - Songye - DR Congo
This male figure has a long, ringed neck and a scarred face, both painted white. Quite exceptional, it still has all the original magical charges. Both the horn on the head and the pouch around the waist and the navel are filled. Ex. Colonial coll. , Heverlee. Ex private coll. , E. Herrewijn, Antwerp. Hard wood type. Brown oil patina. White painted neck and face. Eyes with inlaid cowrie shells. Navel filled with magical mass. Antelope horn on head closed with bandaged animal skin. Belt with magic pouch around the waist. Skirt of different layers of textile. Animal leg, fruit and animal skin fragment on the right arm Dry bottom. Very handsome fetish in original condition! Track & Trace shipment.
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This male figure has a long, ringed neck and a scarred face, both painted white. Quite exceptional, it still has all the original magical charges. Both the horn on the head and the pouch around the waist and the navel are filled. Ex. Colonial coll. , Heverlee. Ex private coll. , E. Herrewijn, Antwerp. Hard wood type. Brown oil patina. White painted neck and face. Eyes with inlaid cowrie shells. Navel filled with magical mass. Antelope horn on head closed with bandaged animal skin. Belt with magic pouch around the waist. Skirt of different layers of textile. Animal leg, fruit and animal skin fragment on the right arm Dry bottom. Very handsome fetish in original condition! Track & Trace shipment.
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