MC1794 Beau fétiche masculin Songye nice male power figure Congo Rdc masque - L'Art Lega - Grandeur

- L'Art Lega - Grandeur et Humilité

double bells already appeared on the engravings that settlers made in the Congolese region in the 16th and 17th centuries

signaled the dangerous nature of those who wore it

leurs porteuses de coupes

which has a similar one in its collections

MC1794 Beau fétiche masculin Songye nice male power figure Congo Rdc masque - L'Art Lega - GrandeurFor English, please have a look below CONGO DRC BEAUTIFUL SONGYE MALE FETISH (Nkishi). Very nice carving Mankishi (plural of "Nkishi") are figures of power, They serve as relays with the spirits of the dead, very present in religion They are used in "magical" rites serving the interest and well being of an individual or the entire community. (Art and Power in the Savannah of Central Africa, p. 72 73) Features: TYPE OF OBJECT: Fetish (Nkishi).