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Female power figure „nkisi“/
„nkishi“ (pl. „mankisi“ / „‘mankishi“)
wood, pigments, copper sheet, horn,
handwritten collection no. „89“
The magical figures of the Songye are
predominantly male, often hermaph-
roditic, rarely female.
The choice of a female shape and the
emphasis on sexual characteristics sug-
gest that it was created primarily for
the purpose of promoting the fertility
of both people and the land.
H: 82,5 cm
Provenance
Baillieus (1986)
Werner & Lotte Krause, Hamburg, Ger-
many (1986)
€ 3.000 - 5.000