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Premium DE BAECQUE et Associés - Lyon
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¤ LUBA, HEMBA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
Male Nkisi Mihak…
See original version (French)
266
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¤ LUBA, HEMBA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
Male Nkisi Mihak…
See original version (French)
Estimate €1,000 - €1,500
Voluntary lot
Description
¤ LUBA, HEMBA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
Male Nkisi Mihake statue in wood with a strong dark patina of ritual use and antiquity. She is standing on short legs with her feet resting on a circular base. The hands support a prominent belly. The head is large and adorned with a sort of diadem and a finely cut beard. The eyes are cowrie shell-shaped, topped by broad eyebrows. The nose is straight and the mouth is thin with slightly pursed lips. The purpose of this sculpture is initiation, divination, healing and conciliation, and its special feature is that it carries its magical charge on its head under its woven rattan headdress. Erosions on the back of the circular base. Base.
First half of the 20th century
H. 38 cm
Provenance: Collection of a Swiss architect, brought back before 1920, private collection
See original version (French)
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