Sold2023AFRICAN NAIL FETISH FIGURE.Congo Republic, early 20th century. Carved wooden figure with white and red pigment, cloth, nails and rope. Wear, some loss, repaired feet. 48"h. not including base and plinth (16"h. 15.5" x 15.5").See Sold Price
Sold2023AFRICAN NAIL FETISH FIGURE.Congo Republic, early 20th century. Carved wooden figure with traces of pigment, embedded nails, glass eyes and applied iron scraps. Once held spear. 50"h.See Sold Price
Sold2024Carved Wood African Nail Fetish FigureCongo nail fetsih figure, carved top to bottom. With inset stone to center with glass front and glass eyes. 25" ht. x 9" wd. From the collection of Ann M. MeranuSee Sold Price
Sold2021Carved Wood African Nail Fetish FigureMale figure with body having nails hammered into it. [24"H].See Sold Price
Sold2022African Bakongo Equestrian Nail Fetish Figure, CameroonAfrican Bakongo Equestrian Nail Fetish Figure, Cameroon. Published: Maine Antiques Digest, "African Art and the Serious Collector" (April, 2010). Ex Collection Prof. Gene R. Shreve, South Yarmouth, MaSee Sold Price
Sold2022African Nkisi Nkondi Nail Fetish FigureA Bakongo Nkisi Nkondi Carved Wood with Nail Fetish Figure, 20th Century. H: 12 1/4 W: 6 D: 5 in. From the collection of Melvin Drimmer (1935 - 1992), Professor of African Studies, Cleveland State UniSee Sold Price
Sold2017African Nkondi Nail Fetish Power figure,African Nkondi Nail Fetish Power figure, Congo. These religious objects, frequently called nail fetish because users often hammered nails into them, made by the Kongo people of West Central Africa. NkSee Sold Price
Sold2018Nkisi Nkondi Power Figure Nail Fetish, Songye Tribe20th century, Republic of Congo, carved wood, standing power figure with applied nails, woven fabric, animal skulls, twisted rope and nails. This lot to be sold on day 1, Wednesday, October 3 (Lots 1See Sold Price
Sold2018Nkisi Nkondi Power Figure Nail Fetish, Songye Tribe20th century, Republic of Congo, carved wood, standing power figure with applied nails, woven fabric, animal skulls, twisted rope and nails. This lot to be sold on day 1, Wednesday, October 3 (Lots 1See Sold Price
Sold2024Ethnographic Object AssortmentEthnographic Object Assortment Approximately (55) items, African items including a Senufo fire-spitter helmet mask, a Nkisi Nkondi nail fetish figure, a Mende helmet mask, (2) Yoruba ibeji twin figureSee Sold Price
Sold2017African Congo Yombe Nail Power Figure Fetish, CongAfrican Congo Yombe Nail Power Figure Fetish, Congo. Provenance: Ethnographic Tribal Museum Collection (See Auction Catalog Description). Some Lots Have Been On Exhibition And Have A Custom Made MetalSee Sold Price
Sold2017African Congo Yombe Nail Power Figure Fetish, CongAfrican Congo Yombe Nail Power Figure Fetish, Congo. Provenance: Ethnographic Tribal Museum Collection (See Auction Catalog Description). Some Lots Have Been On Exhibition And Have A Custom Made MetalSee Sold Price
Sold2017African Congo Yombe Nail Power Figure Fetish, CongAfrican Congo Yombe Nail Power Figure Fetish, Congo. Provenance: Ethnographic Tribal Museum Collection (See Auction Catalog Description). Some Lots Have Been On Exhibition And Have A Custom Made MetalSee Sold Price
Sold2018African Congo Yombe Nail Power Figure Fetish,African Congo Yombe Nail Power Figure Fetish, Congo. Estimated more than 50 yrs old. African art is a term typically used for the art of Sub-Saharan Africa. A few of the most popular traditional AfricSee Sold Price
Sold2023African Power Figure, Kongo Nail Fetish SculptureWith one upraised hand that originally held a spear or club, this African power figure dates to mid-19th-20th century, and is comprised of pigmented carved wood, cloth, woven sisal, nails and other shSee Sold Price
Sold2018African Congo Nail Voodoo Power FetishAntique Tribal hand carved power nail fetish figure. Remnants of cloth and color. Carved wood and nails. Dimension: Length: 10.25 inches. Condition: no repairs noted, age appropriate. Provenance: privSee Sold Price
Sold201719th C. Bakongo Nkondi Nkisi Nail / Wood Fetish FigureAfrica, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Bakongo peoples, ca. 19th century CE. This hand-carved wood power figure, called a nkisi nkondi, is carved in the likeness of a human being which symbolizes iSee Sold Price
Sold2017African Congo Yombe Four Headed Dog Nail Power FigAfrican Congo Yombe Four Headed Dog Nail Power Figure Fetish, Congo. Provenance: Ethnographic Tribal Museum Collection (See Auction Catalog Description). Some Lots Have Been On Exhibition And Have A CSee Sold Price
Sold2019Janus Canine N'konde N'kisi Nail fetish, African ArtLarge carved wooden effigy of a janus Canine / Human figure with janus mask faces and hundreds of iron nails driven into the figure. Kongo peoples, Congo, Africa. The sculpture measures 23.5 inches taSee Sold Price
Sold2019Large Nkonde Nkisi Nail fetish African Magic SculptureA Tall carved wooden fetish idol with numerous iron spikes and sharp objects embedded into the figure, which is also adorned with various organic objects, grass, textiles and shells. The figure measurSee Sold Price
Sold2019Haunting Kongo Nail fetish, African Tribal ArtA Carved wooden idol completely covered in hand hammered iron spikes and other sacrificial offering type material in a layered patina. The figure measures 26 inches tall.See Sold Price
Sold2017Contemporary Kongo Nkisi nail fetish, African ArtThis is a Tall and interesting carved wooden image from the Kongo peoples of the Congo/ DRC , central Africa. Featuring a bold and powerful spirit figure completely covered with old nails driven intoSee Sold Price
Sold2019A Dramatic Kongo Nkonde Nkisi Nail Fetish, African ArtCarved wooden fetish like idol with inset glass eyes and dozens of nails driven into the form. Kongo peoples, Congo, Africa. The figure measures 13.5 inches tall.See Sold Price
May 19Leonard Auction, a division of The Leonard CompanyAfrican Mask and Wood Sculpture Assortment$100(1 bid)
Jun 02Global Auctions CompanyBakongo people Nkisi Nkondi fetish power figure hand carved wood metal shards$200
May 22PiasaFon Nago Yoruba Benin fetish Wood, metal, animal skull and fabric Early 20th century H : 34 cm€700
May 22PiasaFon Benin fetish Wood, terracotta, metal and sacrificial patina Early 20th century H: 31 cm€700
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