A Songye Power Figure Ex Becker Collection

A find old carved wooden magic power fetish idol known as Nkishi , a wooden idol that was created by a village witch doctor and embellished with magic ingredients and adorned with beads , animal hides

A tall boldly carved wooden Nkisi effigy or power figure, with wonderful strong face, animal horn, classic form and obvious wear and field use, areas of staining where animal hides once adorned the sc

Songye power figure, 26", Ex Crocker Art Museum

This is a rare western Luba Power figure with a strong Songye influence from the Congo, central Africa. The dark carved wooden idol has an oily patina, adorned with metal tacks, a power horn and rope

A tall carved wooden staff with reddish mineral pigment and a janus mask face as a central motif as well as a classic power figure on top of the staff with incised designs on top finial. Songye people

A find old carved wooden magic power fetish idol known as Nkishi , a wooden idol that was created by a village witch doctor and embellished with magic ingredients and adorned with beads , animal hides

The Songye people called upon supernatural forces which they believed could be contacted and manipulated in their favor through power sculptures known as "Nkisi". The Songye regarded the wood figure a

A very finely carved wooden female effigy with classic facial features, raised scar designs, hands carved to the torso, and with a well handled surface patina. Baule peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa.

A tall antique sculpture of a Nkisi, or power fetish by the Songye peoples. This sculpture was carved from a heavy dense` wood in classic form, there is a tall animal horn embedded into the top that a

A carved wood and painted half figure with classic form, hands to abdomen, protruding navel, and a well handled surface patina. The figure likely served as a divination idol and measures 4.75 inches (

A carved wooden shrine idol with strong facial features, inverted central animal horn and adorned with metal tacks and reptile hide. Such idols are commissioned by the village shaman priest or the nga

A carved wooden shrine idol with strong facial features, a tall central animal horn and adorned with animal hide and woven ropes. Such idols are commissioned by the village shaman priest or the nganga

A finely carved wooden fetish figure with great large smile and well handled surface patina, adorned with animal hide skirt. Songye peoples Nkishi power figure , Congo, Africa. Provenance: - Ex. Irwin

African Very Early Songye Power Figure, Congo. Provenance: Ethnographic Tribal Museum Collection (See Auction Catalog Description). Some Lots Have Been On Exhibition And Have A Custom Made Metal Stand

A carved wooden shrine idol of the Water Goddess Mami Wata (Mother Water) with multiple arms and three heads looking in all directions which represents the omnipotent power of the beloved Goddess who

CUTE SONGYE POWER FIGURE (NKISHI) Characteristics: TYPE OF OBJECT: Fetish (Nkisi) ETHNICAL GROUP: Songye – Basongye – Songe. COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Democratic Republic Congo (ex Zaïre, ex

West African Bamana Power Figure Boli, Mali. Wood and sacrificial materials. Size: 8.75'' x 11'' x 4.5'' (22 x 28 x 11 cm). Provenance: Ex Collection Prof. Gene R. Shreve, South Yarmouth, Massachusett

A wonderfully exaggerated old carved wooden Bateba Thil or spirit figure with encrusted surface suggesting ritual offerings, eroded and worn feet, possibly chewed away by rodents on the shrine, and ca

A very finely carved wooden Horse & Rider sculpture, a Chieftain shown with staff and a long headdress embellished with silver metal inlay. The sculpture of a Horseman is a symbol of power among the Y

31" tall. Allard Auction Collection Inv: SIJ 26453

Four African Miniature Songye Masks and Power Figures. Carved wood, paint and rafia. Provenance: Collection of Allan Stone, New York. Ranging in size from: 5.5'' x 2.5'' x 2.5'' (14 x 6 x 6 cm). Heigh

Songye Nkisi Figure Private English collection. Ritual 'power' figures nkishi (mankishi plur.) are found all over the Songye territory with dominance on the western side of the Lomami river. The figur

KIFWEBE BAGA POWER FIGURE, carved wood statue with patina and fabric, 22 ½” tall, in good aged condition. Provenance: from the collection of William A. Emboden PhD. F. L. S.

A Carved wooden shrine idol with classic facial features and form, embellished with metal tacks and decorated with glass beads. Songye peoples, DRC / Congo, central Africa. The figure measures 8 inche