KONGO/VILI R.D.CONGO Important nail fetish... - Lot 68 - Mytika Honfleur

Lot 68
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KONGO/VILI R.D.CONGO Important nail fetish... - Lot 68 - Mytika Honfleur
KONGO/VILI R.D.CONGO Important nail fetish "NKISI NKONDI" with magical and therapeutic functions.Standing man,right arm raised towards the head,left arm brought towards the belly.Powerful head with eyes inlaid with mirror.On the top of the head a magical charge planted with feathers.The thorax is planted with numerous nails.On the shoulders and back, nails are planted on charges that have disappeared due to desiccation.thick crusty patina, pre-contact red and blue pigments.fetish belonging to a Nganga diviner, the number of nails being the corollary of its power and its therapeutic effectiveness. Height: 69cm Former collection G.Wahl Boyer,Paris,2005. Private collection,Paris,2011. Col.A.B.Paris,2017.
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