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A Central African carved wood power figure, known as an nkishi or nkisi, attributed to the Kongo or Songye people of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The figure is depicted in a crouched stance upon a flared, integral base featuring a notched, fan-like carved design. The head is oversized with expressive features including almond-shaped eyes, a broad nose, and an open mouth revealing carved teeth. The arms are bent with the hands positioned near the chin. The torso and back are heavily adorned with thick, multi-strand twisted plant fibre ropes that secure a large, spherical ritual charge made of an organic resin or clay composition. An additional smaller cloth-wrapped bundle is tied to the back. A small white rectangular adhesive label with the handwritten characters D 8 1 is present on the flat crown of the head.
Total length: approximately 36 cm.
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