Songye Power Figure Fetish with Baby Antelope Skin Headdress, Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa

A Songye wooden power fetish with brass rivets on face depicting scarification, baby antelope skin headress, arm amulets containing hair, feathers, and an animal hide skirt measuring: 11" W x 10" D x

A powerful example of the Songye peoples fetish stature from the Congo, cental Africa. A carved wooden iddol with a highly stylized face and form accented with an elaborate headress made of metal, fea

Songye Power Figure/ Fetish - Aboriginal Indigenous Art- Once ritualware for the Songye people of Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa. The Songye made power figures, Nkisi (singular) and Mankishi

An unusual Songye Fetish carved in the shape of a Kifwebe mask with neck rings, cowrie shell eyes and a horn adorning the head which measures: 7 1/2" W x 6 1/2" D x 23" H

A Songye Wood Power Figure  Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo Height 25 5/16 inches (64.4 cm). Property from the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, Florida Provenance: Gifted in 2001

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

Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lula, ca. 1940 to 1960 CE. A hand carved standing wooden fetish or power figure created by the Lula people, neighbors of the Yaka, with a characteristically expre

Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Songye peoples, ca. mid-20th century CE. A striking and imposing figure of a standing female with elongated neck, hand-carved from wood. A wooden imitation-ho

**Originally Listed At $125** Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Songye peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A fine seated figural statue, hand-carved from hard wood, depicting a fetish

**First Time At Auction** Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Bakongo peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden power figure, called a nkisi nkondi, is carved in the likeness o

Africa, 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 i

Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Bakongo peoples, ca. pre-1940's. This hand-carved wood power figure, called a nkisi nkondi, is carved in the likeness of a human being which symbolizes its pu

Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Bakongo peoples, ca. pre-1940's. This hand-carved wood power figure, called a nkisi nkondi, is carved in the likeness of a human being which symbolizes its pu

Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Songye peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. One of my favorite pieces of African art! A charming, diminutive fetish figure of a woman. She is made of wood, wit

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

Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Songye culture, ca. late 19th to mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden figure adorned with a rattan fiber skirt and a bulbous headdress also of ra

A Songye or Kusu power figure Democratic Republic of Congo, finely rendered with numerous attachments of empowering materials about the head, chest, and waist. Areas of resinous patina over lustrous w

Bakongo Peoples, Nkondi Nkisi Fetish figure, 20th c., Democratic Republic of Congo, carved wood kneeling power figure with nails and metal objects protruding form his chest, white and red pigment and

20th 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 1

Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Songye peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A figure comprised of wood wrapped with a fiber network, a leather kit with remaining brown hairy coat aroun

Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Songye peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A figure comprised of wood wrapped with a fiber network, a leather kit with remaining brown hairy coat aroun

Miniature figure from Songye people, Democratic Republic of Congo. Highly-stylized features - not least of which is the use of dark and light contrast to delineate forms within the figure - indicate i

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

Luba Pot with Power Figure, Democratic Republic of the Congo, wood female figure, the cutout arms with hands on abdomen, with elongated torso and neck, the triangular face with angular jaw, and raised