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A LARGE WOOD AND NAIL POWER FIGURE, NKISI NKONDI, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
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06月30日 下午5点 开拍 /9天3小时
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A LARGE WOOD AND NAIL POWER FIGURE, NKISI NKONDI, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGOStanding firmly upon a domed pedestal, adopting the telema lwinbanganga pose, associated with the highest authority in Congolese tradition, with its right arm distinctively raised and the hand clenched in a socket-like form intended to hold a separately carved spear. The torso, with a slightly hollowed abdomen, intensely charged with iron nails and blades, and partially encircled by strips of cloth. The oval head, bearing a fierce expression, defined by glass-inlaid rounded eyes, believed to enhance clairvoyance, beneath a prominent furrowed brow, a broad nose, and a wide-open mouth, flanked by subtle ears and surmounted by a distinctive headgear made of braided fibers. The reverse of the figure fitted with a similarly woven handle to facilitate carrying.Provenance: From the collection of Inge Bienenstein, Bienenstein Gallery, Vienna, Austria, thence by descent within the family. Ingeborg Bienenstein (d. 2013) was the founder and director of Bienenstein Gallery, which she started in 1978 in Vienna, Austria. The gallery held several exhibitions each year, displaying fine antiques and works of art from Asia, Africa, and Oceania in context with modern art and design from Europe. This approach aimed at showcasing a universal language of art and the fact that art from all around the world can be connected in a meaningful way.Condition: Good condition with expected wear, age cracks and splits, warping, traces of weathering, one glass eye inlay lost, the textiles worn and frayed, few minute nicks, light surface scratches.Weight: 8.6 kgDimensions: Height 83.1 cmAmong the most powerful, spectacular, and widely recognized Congolese spirit objects, known as 'nkisi', is a class called 'nkondi', a term meaning 'hunter'. As Wyatt MacGaffey noted, the role of the nkondi was to identify and pursue unknown wrongdoers, including thieves and those believed to have caused illness or death among their neighbors through occult means. Nkondi figures were also believed to punish individuals who broke sworn oaths, as well as communities that violated treaties established under their supervision.In order to activate or provoke a nkondi, gunpowder might be detonated before the object, insults could be directed at it, and, in the case of wooden figures, nails, blades, and other metal elements were driven into its surface. These acts of provocation were understood not as destruction, but as summons. The nkondi, angered by such injuries, would then 'set out' in pursuit of the offender, inflicting upon them a corresponding harm. If, days later, someone in the community fell ill with chest pains or other symptoms, this might be interpreted as evidence that the nkondi had identified and punished the guilty party. For a more detailed account of the role of these figures within various Congolese communities, see Wyatt MacGaffey, Kongo Political Culture, 2000.Literature comparison:Compare a related power figure, dated early 20th century, 40 cm high, in the Minneapolis Institute of Art, accession number 71.3. Compare a related power figure, dated c. 1875, 80 cm high, in the Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, accession number 78.20. Compare a related power figure, dated late 19th to early 20th century, 61.5 cm high, in the Brooklyn Museum, accession number 56.6.98.

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