HEMBA Singiti Ancestor Figure Congo African Tribal Art Statue Sculpture 1340

CONGO DRC Large Ancestor Figure (Singiti) Hemba ancestors figures are famous.They represent the deceased leaders and, venerated by the entire tribe, they help their successors to legitimize their poli

Title: Large Singiti HEMBA ancestor figure head Congo DRC African Tribal Art 1434 Provenance/Additional Info: CONGO DRC HEMBA LARGE HEAD Superb head, imposing, which gives off an impression of majesty

Old and authentic example of the Arts of the Hemba peoples of the DRC / Congo, central Africa. The sculpture is of a Chief or Ancestral Spirit. Not every Hemba chief was honored with such a depiction.

A Weathered and worn older wood sculpture with well handled surface patina and some erosion, loss to arm. hemba peoples, DRC/ Congo. Africa. The figure of a male ancestor measures 18 inches tall.

A very finely carved wooden ancestor sculpture with enlarged head and very serene facial treatment, with down cast eyes and somber aesthetic. Hemba peoples, DRC/Congo, Africa. The Statue measures 23 i

Title: Hemba/ Luba Singiti wood figure - DRC Congo - African Art Tribal Art Type: Figure, fetish Date/Period: Second half 20th century Origin: DRC, Congo Dimension: 7,48 Inch Weight: 0,22 Pounds Mater

Title: Zande ancestor wood figure - DRC Congo - African Art Tribal Art Type: Statue, figure, ancestor Date/Period: Second half 20th century Origin: DRC, Congo Dimension: 11,42 Inch Weight: 1,21 Pounds

Title: Superb SONGYE Power figure sculpture statue Congo African Tribal Art 1687 Provenance/Additional Info: CONGO DRC SUPERB SONGYE POWER FIGURE (NKISHI) Beautiful carving Typical of the second weste

CONGO DRC LEGA Figure Ngeze Very dynamic sculpture, beautiful stylization A piece with a similar architecture is well known, photographed in situ and published in LEGA CULTURE, 1973, plates 27 and 30

CUTE SONGYE POWER FIGURE (NKISHI) Characteristics: TYPE OF OBJECT: Fetish (Nkisi) ETHNICAL GROUP: Songye – Basongye – Songe. COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Democratic Republic Congo (ex Zaïre, ex

Title: Superb ! LEGA Nene Kisi Figure statue sculpture Congo African Tribal Art 0991 Additional Information: CONGO DRC LEGA Figure Nene Kisi Superb sculpture of a Nene Kisi (The land owner) Scarificat

Title: Kongo Yombe ancestor figure - DRC, Congo - African Art Tribal Art Item Category: Figure, statue, ancestor Date/Period: Mid 20th century Origin: DRC, Congo Materials: Wood Dimensions: 9,45 Inch

CONGO DRC Large and Fine METOKO Figure. Very beautiful stylization of the face and the silhouette which aesthetically gives the statue an irresistible little "robot" style The Metoko would be the desc

CONGO DRC Large and Fine METOKO Figure. Very beautiful stylization of the face and the silhouette which aesthetically gives the statue an irresistible little "robot" style The Metoko would be the desc

Title: Ancestor figure Kongo Yombe - DRC Congo - African Art Tribal Art Item Category: Statue, chief, reliquary, figure Date/Period: Mid 20th century Origin: DRC, Congo Materials: Wood Dimensions: 20,

CONGO DRC LUBA KANYOK FIGURE Powerful Luba Kanyok female statue - Visibly old Characteristics: TYPE OF OBJECT: Statue, figure ETHNICAL GROUP: Luba, Kanyok - Baluba ORIGINE: Congo Drc MATÉRIAL: Wo

CONGO DRC Beautiful OFIKA Mbole - Bambole figure The Ofika are representations of a hanged prisoner. These statues served as a warning to anyone who wanted to break the rules of the Lilwa, power assoc

CONGO DRC LUBA Cup Bearer Beautiful Shankadi cup bearer, with her typical cascading haircut The famous “Cup bearers” of the Luba are sacralized sculptures, representing a seated, kneeling

Title: Luba statue - DRC, Congo - African Art Tribal Art Item Category: Ancestor, figure, statue Date/Period: Second half 20th century Origin: DRC, Congo Materials: Wood, fabric Dimensions: 10,24 Inch

CONGO DRC METOKO ANTHROPOMORPHIC POST Beautiful statue, made of light wood The Metoko (also named Mituku) are the descendants of Lega migrants settled in the middle Lwalaba region. Like the Lega, thei

A Tall and refined carved wooden male ancestor with classic facial features, ceremonial cap, carved beard and serene facial expression. Among the Hemba, ancestor effigies are called Singiti. These fig

Ca. late 19th to first half 20thC. Fair with wood losses, a missing ear, and various wood age faults. Age-appropriate for a statue as old as this one. Considered a Luba style, this standing figure fea

Title: Biteki Bembe, Béembé wood figure - DRC Congo - African Art Tribal Art Description: Beembé are appreciated in African art for the care and finishing of ancestor sculptures for fertility and h

This is a carved wooden commemorative portrait of a chief or important ancestor known as a "Singiti" sculpture from the Hemba peoples, of the DRC/ Congo, central Africa. carved from a very heavy dense