Eroded Old Bakongo Nkisi Magic fetish

A Carved wooden effigy with inset glass eyes, and obvious age and decay over some time. The wood is very dry and light weight with age. Nkisi or Nkishi (plural varies: minkisi, zinkisi, or nkisi) are

A Large carved wooden shrine idol with classic features and a very well weathered and eroded surface, losses from the bottom and interior of the sculpture suggest a long time exposed to the elements.

This is a very old and well handled songye n'kisi magic fetish head sculpture with power horn still attached. Congo / DRC , Central Africa.The sculpture has an eroded neck area, it is possible that th

Carved wooden male idol with small antelope horn atop of traditional ancestor idol. Such objects were used during magic ritual as a medium to the spirit world. Adorned with glass beads and animal hide

Old African Bakongo N’kisi Nail Fetish, DRC. Carved wood, feathers, nails. Size: 30'' x 12.5'' x 11'' (76 x 32 x 28 cm).

This is a wonderful old wooden sculpture from the Luba / Songye peoples of the DRC / Congo, central Africa. A fairly "cubist" example with blocky simple features and inset fetal antelope horn to empow

A Very rare and interesting old Bakongo figure, a magic fetish idol from a shrine. Bakongo peoples, Congo, central Africa. A very Rare type ,well carved. - Ex. Jean Pierre Hallet, La Jolla, CA. The fe

A very rare Old N'kisi Power or Magic fetish from the Songye peoples that was photographed in the field by C. Henaultin during a 1960's/1970's expedition. A scan of the exceedingly rare Field Photogra

Vintage wooden sculpture from the Kongo peoples, Congo / DRC, Africa. Carved wooden sculpture of an ancestor spirit with a wonderful exaggerated form, and covered in old iron nails and painted various

Old and interesting carved wooden magic fetish or power idol with medicine horn intact, ribbed neck, reptile skin regalia, adorned with metal studs and eroded away from below the arms. The Songye peop

19th century Songye N'kisi Magic sculpture. A very fine and very rare old wooden magic fetish sculpture from the Songye peoples, DRC / Congo, Africa.A well weathered/ well handled surface patina with

Bakongo Fetish. Tag Reads: "Zaire Africa, The Up Raised Hand Held A Weapon (Lost), The Mirror On The Belly Is To Deflect Bad Influences While It Also Seals In A Magic Substance; The Nails, I'm Not Sur

A Carved wooden effigy with obvious age and some minor decay over some time. The wood is very dry and light weight with age. Nkisi or Nkishi (plural varies: minkisi, zinkisi, or nkisi) are spirits, or

This is an outstanding ethnographic spiritual relic imported from the Bakongo tribe of Zaire/Congo. It is an old nkondi nkisi nail fetish made by a specialized sorcerer. Fetishes such as these are use

This is a very Bold and powerful old wood sculpture from the Kongo peoples, Congo, Africa. Carved wooden image of a Gorilla or Monkey with many nails driven into the chest, as a "Nikisi" or Magic feti

Kongo "N'kisi" Magic Fetish, Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa. Carved wooden female effigy shown with snake to breast, raised scarrification, inset glass eyes (female and snake). Well handled pati

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 Songye N'kisi Magic fetish pictured in a 1960's Field Photograph from the Institut des Musées Nationaux du Zaire ( Institute of the National Museum of Zaire ) of the very same actual fetish is use

A very Fine \"Nkisi\" magic fetish idol with metal studs embedded into the face and hand hammered metal plates set as a crown around the head, a metal and animal hide collar adorn the sculpture as wel

This is a finely carved vintage sculpture from the Kongo peoples, DRC/ CONGO, Africa. Carved wooden image of a open mouth idol with inset glass eyes and a large chamber for magic substances, sealed wi

A carved wooden magic effigy sculpture that has countless textiles tied and wrapped around the figure, which also has inset glass eyes. Bakongo peoples, Congo, DRC/ Africa. The figure measures 9 inche

A finely carved wooden N'kisi magic fetish with inset glass eyes, feather headdress, central cavity sealed with glass and bound by textiles. Kongo peoples, Congo, Africa. The figure measures 14 inches

African Bakongo Nkisi Fetish, DRC, 20th C. Carved wood, metal, glass, and plant fiber. Size: 12'' x 6'' x 6'' (30 x 15 x 15 cm).

Carved wooden janus magic sculpture with classic features, a well worn and well handled surface patina, brass pins in the abdomen on both sides and a small antelope horn driven into the head cavity to