Online catalogue for the 65th tribal art auction
421 Small standing power figure "nkisi"
This object is not available any more.
D. R. Congo, Songe
wood, matt patina, remains of kaolin, cavity in the belly and on top of the head filled with magical mass, dam., missing part (base)
H: 20,5 cm
H: 8.1 inch
Price: 250 - 500 €
422 Standing male figure
This object is not available any more.
D. R. Congo, Suku
light brown wood, partly encrusted dark brown patina, the hands resting on the chest, piercings underneath the armpits, at the neck and on top of the head, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, on wooden base
H: 32 cm
H: 12.6 inch
Provenance
A. De Jong, The Netherlands
Price: 750 - 1500 €
423 Standing figure
D. R. Congo, Suku
wood, dark brown patina, tube-like curved arms with both hands up to the opened mouth, slightly dam. by cracks (right face half), on base; such figures were supposed to be the abodes of the invisible benevolent forces of the ancestors. Accordingly they are used in ancestral rites by healers, diviners and clan chiefs.
H: 22,5 cm
H: 8.9 inch
Provenance
Alain Guisson, Brussels, Belgium
Literature
Bourgeois, Arthur P., Art of the Yaka and Suku, Paris 1984, p. 259 f.
Price: 1800 - 2700 €
424 Mask "kakuungu"
This object is not available any more.
D. R. Congo, Suku
wood, of elongated form with bulging forehead and chin, inflated cheeks, the whole face enclosed by an abundant grass fibre cuff, rep. (crack in the right face half), slight traces of abrasion; used in initiation to manhood contexts by the charm specialist "yisidika" to insure the well-being of the initiates. The "kakuungu" mask customarily appeared on the day of circumcision, the day of departure from the initiation camp, and occasionally for the breaking of food restrictions. Its appearance served to frighten young candidates into obedience and respect for their elders, and to threaten the person secretly herboring evil intentions against one of the initates. When not in use the "kakuungu" masks were displayed in special shrines of the "mbwoolo" society.
H: 73 cm
H: 28.7 inch
Provenance
M. de Smet, Laakdal, Belgium (coll. in situ in the 1960's)
Literature
Baeke, Viviane (ed.), Treasures from the Africa-Museum Tervuren, Tervuren 1995, p. 307
Herreman, Frank, To cure and protect, New York 1999, p. 32
Sold.
425 Dignitary staff
D. R. Congo, Tabwa
wood, red- and blackish brown shiny patina, handle in shape of a human half figure, an anthropomorphic head on either side, eyes with metal inlay, iron spout, slightly dam., paint rubbed off; the staff presumably belonged to a chief or diviner. The two faces in opposite directions refer to the ability to see both past and future.
L: 132 cm
L: 52 inch
Provenance
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany
Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germany
Literature
Roberts, Allen F., Maurer, Evan M. (ed.), Tabwa, Washington D.C. 1985, p. 171
Price: 1800 - 3500 €
426 Male power figure "biteki"
This object is not available any more.
D. R. Congo, Teke
wood, matt patina, polychrome paint, cylindrical armless trunk with rectangular deepening for insertion of magical substances, grooved nose bridge, dam., missing parts through insect caused damage, slight traces of abrasion
H: 31 cm
H: 12.2 inch
Provenance
Coll. John Södergren, Sweden
Published in
Griesser, Michael, Södergren Collection, African Art, Innsbruck o.J., p. 61
Price: 3800 - 8000 €
427 Male power figure "biteki"
This object is not available any more.
D. R. Congo, Teke
wood, encrusted matt patina, pigment remains, cylindrical armless trunk, rectangular cavity with remains of magical substances, min. dam., cracks, slight traces of abrasion, on base; such power figures served as patron for hunting and should protect against diseases and evil spirits. Their magical power was kept in a cylindrical package, called "bilongo", which includes the special ingredients put together according to the needs of the person in question. The package was fixed at the abdomen because to the Teke, magical wisdom can be swallowed and preserved in the stomach.
H: 32 cm
H: 12.6 inch
Provenance
Coll. John Södergren, Sweden
Published in
Griesser, Michael, Södergren Collection, African Art, Innsbruck o.J., p. 61
Price: 4500 - 9000 €
428 Power figure "biteki"
This object is not available any more.
D. R. Congo, Teke
wood, partly encrusted brown patina, a voluminous spherical package of clay-like magical mass enclosing the body, the bearded head with fine striated scarification marks, min. dam., cracks, slight traces of abrasion, on base
H: 35 cm
H: 13.8 inch
Provenance
Didier Claes, Brussels, Belgium
Literature
Lehuard, Raoul, Les arts Bateke, Arnouville 1996, p. 337
Price: 3800 - 7500 €
429 Small power figure
This object is not available any more.
D. R. Congo, Teke
wood, reddish brown patina, spherical package, filled with magical ingredients and spread with a thick layer of reddish mass, min. dam., minor missing parts
H: 16,5 cm
H: 6.5 inch
Price: 800 - 1600 €
430 Power figure
This object is not available any more.
D. R. Congo, Tetela
wood, greyish brown patina, eyes with cowrie snail inlay, simple and crude forms: a bold base, forearms and hands block-like amalgamated, box-shaped extension backside, expressive facial features with prominent chin, magical additions: animal horn, animal skin, attachment of various paraphernalias (nut, seed vessels, claw), dam., minor missing parts, cracks, traces of weathering, on base; the Tetela live in central Zaire, artistically they can be divided in the Northern and the Southern Tetela. The northern group had all the characteristics of forest peoples, while the southerners were savanna peoples. Statuary of the south emulates or interprets styles of the northern Songe, with whom they were in constant conflict yet had exchanges.
H: 70 cm
H: 27.6 inch
Provenance
Private Collection, Belgium
Literature
Felix, Marc L., 100 Peoples of Zaire and their Sculpture, Brüssel 1987, p. 174
Price: 3500 - 7000 €
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