Songye Power Figure, Mankishi

Description:

Songye Power Figure, Mankishi, Kasai region, central East Congo, large feet standing on a mound, with thick abstract legs and a tapering waist, the pronounced abdomen framed by short bent arms, and pierced through the shoulders, with a hole filled by a large cowrie shell, the tall neck supports an oversized head, with large open mouth, triangular nose and heavy lidded slit eyes beneath a domed forehead, flattened copperwork surround the eyes, run down the nose and around the bottom lip, numerous metal spikes form a coiffure, with large horn protruding from the top of the head, necklace of beads supports two brass bells, dark varied patina, ht. 32 3/4 in.

Provenance: Jean-Marie Biebuyck collection, Boston; Lavuun Quackelbeen Gallery, Brussels, Belgium.
Estimate $60,000-80,000


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