SoldA Male Songye Nkisi Power Figure Ex Dr Endicott collectionA 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 prieSee Sold Price
SoldA Songye Nkisi Power Figure Ex Endicott CollectionA 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 joiSee Sold Price
SoldArchaic Songye Nkisi Sculpture Head Ex Dr Endicott CollectionA 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 timeSee Sold Price
SoldA Songye Nkisi Community Power Figure Ex Gavigan CollectionA 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 scSee Sold Price
SoldSongye Nkisi Magic fetish Ex Robert Banks collectionThe 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 aSee Sold Price
SoldA Tiv Ritual Post Figure Ex Dr Endicott CollectionA 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 accenteSee Sold Price
SoldRare Abron Figure Ex Dr Endicott CollectionA 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, GhanaSee Sold Price
SoldPublished Songye Power Figure Ex Simmons CollectionA 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 sSee Sold Price
SoldA Songye Power Figure Ex Becker CollectionA 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 hidesSee Sold Price
SoldA Eastern Songye Half Figure Ex Endicott CollectionA 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 (See Sold Price
SoldAncient Songye Nkisi Power Fetish Ex Netzer CollectionA 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 VillageSee Sold Price
SoldAfrican Congo Songye Nkisi Male Power Figure SculptureAn 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 anSee Sold Price
SoldA Lobi Diviners Staff Ex Dr Endicott CollectionA 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 wornSee Sold Price
SoldA Fine Old Punu Mask Ex Dr Endicott CollectionA 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 "mukudjSee Sold Price
SoldSongye Nkisi Power Figure, African ArtCarved 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 incheSee Sold Price
SoldA Fon Hohovi Twin Idol, Ex Dr Endicott CollectionA carved wooden male twin or Hohovi idol in classic form, adorned with old glass beads , textile regalia and with a well well weathered surface. Fon peoples, Benin, West Africa. The sculpture measuresSee Sold Price
SoldRare Yaka Mbwoolo Charm Ex Dr Endicott CollectionA small carved wooden charm figure with stylized face, ceremonial cap and simplistic form. The yaka carve such magic idols as protective charms but also they used in traditional possession rituals. ThSee Sold Price
SoldLargeSongye Seated Power Figure, Ex Crocker Art MusumSongye power figure, 26", Ex Crocker Art MuseumSee Sold Price
SoldSongye Nkisi FigureSongye 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 figurSee Sold Price
SoldA Mambila Spirit Charm Ex Endicott CollectionA small carved wooden male effigy or charm figure with encrusted surface and interesting form with hands to the chest and bulbous eyes and ears. The entire sculpture has a thick encrusted surface suggSee Sold Price
SoldA Songye Powerfigure, "nkisi"Kraftfigur, "nkisi" Songye. DR Kongo Mit Sockel / with base Holz, Polsternägel, Raphia, Horn. H 72 cm. Provenienz: - Hans Petereit, Köln. - Bernd und Rita Schlimper, Düsseldorf. - Koller AuktionenSee Sold Price
SoldRare Luba Songye Power Fetish Ex Schienberg CollectionThis 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 ropeSee Sold Price
SoldA Bamileke Idol Ex Endicott CollectionA 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, CaSee Sold Price
SoldA Mambila Tadep Idol Ex Endicott CollectionA 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 thSee Sold Price