A Male Songye Nkisi Power Figure Ex Dr Endicott collection

A highly embellished carved wooden magic idol with elaborate metal work, spikes, seeds, beads, snail shells, reptile skins, animal hide, and medicine horn intact. Traditionally the Village shaman prie

A carved wooden shrine idol in classic form, open cavity in the navel for offerings , traditionally fetish materials such as fur and hide would be inserted into the abdomen. This sculpture was the joi

A very old and impressive sculpture fragment from a Nkisi Power Fetish adorned with hammered metal accents, Old beads, horns and organic material, likely offerings to the sculpture, which at one time

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

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 unusual and rare Tiv or Possibly Idoma peoples carved wooden post figure with metal receptacle on top, most likely to hold a bol of offerings. The Post has an ancestor face carved on it accente

A carved wooden female effigy with head tilted slightly back looking to the stars, and featuring traditional scar designs on the face and a well weathered and worn surface patina. Abron peoples, Ghana

A Carved wooden idol embellished with animal hides and metal work designs, also it has attached long poles for carrying the idol, so it would not be touched by human hands. Traditionally the Village s

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 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 very well weathered and worn wooden sculpture in classic form, tall animal horn on top, decorated with animal hide around the waist and as a skirt, deep weathered surface. Traditionally the Village

An African D.R.C. Congo Songye Nkisi male power figure sculpture (19th Century) wood, antelope horn, natural fiber, copper, silver, shell, bead, animal hide, and feather depicting a male figre with an

A carved wooden crooked staff carried by the village Diviner / Priest as a ritual implement for divination ceremonies. The Staff features an ancestor spirit figure on top and has a wonderful well worn

A carved wooden dance mask in classic style, weathered kaolin clay pigments, tall central crest coiffure and well handled edges. Such masks were worn by male performers of a stilt dance called "mukudj

Carved wooden male sculpture with stylized facial features , beard and small antelope horn inserted into the top of the magic fetish. Songye peoples, Congo, Africa. The Statue itself measures 12 inche

Songye power figure, 26", Ex Crocker Art Museum

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

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

Carved wood , painted with kaolin clay pigments. Ewe shrine Figure, Ghana/ Togo, West Africa. Exhibited SMA Museum of African Art in 2012. Provenance: Ex Collection Dr Noble & Jean Endicott, NYC. The

A small carved wooden male shrine idol with encrusted surface suggesting years of ritual offerings being poured onto the figure. The figure measures 6.5 inches on its custom base. Bamileke peoples, Ca

A diminutive carved wooden male effigy accented with kaolin clay mineral pigments and carved in an overall highly stylized though traditional form. Tadep figures embodied ancestors who according to th

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 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 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