"Statue Nkisi Kongo"
Nkisi Kongo statue Height: 56 cm Width: 25 cm Depth: 18 cm Presumed period: 1960/1970 Wood, metal, glass Condition: see photos The tribal fetishes of the Kongo kingdom have a magic charge generally housed on the abdomen behind a mirror closing a cavity. A clay amalgam forms a dense crust around this circular shape. The statue is bristling with nails. Eyes with dark pupils are encrusted with glass in reference to extra lucid abilities.