Antique African Tribal Art KONGO Tribe Handmade Wooden Fertility Sculpture yqz

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Antique African Tribal Art KONGO Tribe Handmade Wooden Fertility Sculpture yqz:
$227.50

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Overall Good Condition - 24\" Tall Statue!

Recently a consignor of ours ended up at the beat all end all ethnographic sale, with amazing antique ethnographic artifacts from all over the world, from Pre-Columbian to African to Oceania/Papua New Guinea. Being as we are not experts and there is not provenance with these, we are describing them the best we can. If we get something wrong, let us know and when able pass your insights on. NOTE: Any that came from the collection marked Pre_Columbian or such we are putting down in the reproduction category first as we do not have the capabilities to carbon date anything. Please offer on these based on what you know and feel. These will all be going up over the next few weeks, so check back regularly if you love ethnographic items.

Check this out! In this sale we have an antique African tribal art handmade wooden fertility sculpture. We believe this may have affiliation to the Kongo tribe of Africa. In this large statue a mother of two sits on a stool with two heads

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as the legs for support. On her knees are two children grabbing the mothers exposed bosoms. The mother has pierced ears and is wearing a necklace and a beaded waist belt.This measures approx. 24\" x 8 3/4\" x 8\". There is some apparent age appropriate wear, nicks, scuffs and scratches throughout, a chunk of wood out of one of the children\'s back, the mother is missing an earring. Overall, this is still in decent condition and makes for a GREAT addition to your collection. Be sure to check out all of our photos for further details. Best of luck offerding to you!!Here is some background on the Kongo tribe we found on the zyama website. (Our Favorite)TRIBAL AFRICAN ARTKONGO (BAKONGO, BASHIKONGO, KAKONGO)Both Congo Republics and AngolaThe Kongo may number about three million people. Present in three countries – the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola and the Congo Republic – the Kongo occupy the region at the mouth of the Congo River. Numerous subgroups go to form the vast Kongo cultural complex, among which are the Vili, the Woyo and the Yombe. These tribes produce a diversity of artistic styles, with Kongo art being one of the best known.The Kongo demonstrate the extreme complexity of their traditions on major occasions, such as the investiture of a chief or at funerals. The Kongo pantheon was small: one all-powerful god who gave healing powers to the king, to the nganga, and to the heads of cults. Besides their textiles of great renown, the Kongo had a funerary art of decorated steles and funerary statues in stone, very often depicting the chief seated cross-legged in a posture of reflection. Some of these statues were placed on tombs to aid the spirits of the dead to join the world of the deceased. Wood sculptures represent royal wives, hunters, musicians, and healers. Their postures vary: sometimes they kneel in a position of respect, the head bent slightly backwards; women might be depicted seated with the child they hold by the neck or whom they are nursing. The cheeks are round, the face, carefully rendered, is realistic. The patina is smooth, the bust scarified. Elaborate geometrical patterns occur on the pedestal or the body, where they may be mingled with fine scarification marks. The figures were used to ward off danger to mothers during delivery and to protect the health of the child. The commemorative statues known as phemba were designed for women who had lost a child and wanted another. These carvings, generally sophisticated and very graceful, were thought to favor such a happy event. A maternity statue’s effectiveness depended on the dignity of the figure and its youth (shown by the firmness of the breasts) and the jewelry, which augmented its beauty and status.Although the majority of carved figures are made of wood, many important pieces in metal and elephant white stuff have been found. Among them are numerous metal figures clearly influenced by the Portuguese missionaries -- statuettes of Christian saints, for example. In addition to the figures, crucifixes were also produced, in brass or bronze (using the lost-wax method of casting).Nail and mirror fetishes are a unique and important phenomenon of Kongo sculpture. In the Kongo, all these fetishes are called nkisi. Nkisi means “medicine”. Historically, there were two types of nkisi, public and private, with some having vital democratizing roles, as sources of empowerment for rural residents and individuals outside the court. At most basic, the nkisi represents a container of empowering materials or “medicines” called bilongo. The magical substances may be blood along with animal, vegetable, and mineral matter. They are believed to invest the fetish figure with power and make it possible for the devotee to establish contact with the spirit. The “medicines” are generally secured in cavities in the stomach, head, or back to activate the work with the empowering agent. The nkisi, properly endowed with magic substances and additions by the nganga or doctor, had the power to act in a number of ways. There are four main types of nkisi, used for different purposes. Nkondi are fetishes of ill omen, usually brandishing a spear or a knife, while npezo are just as evil, but less menacing in attitude. Na moganga are benevolent figures, which protect against sickness and dangerous spirits. They help the hunter and the warrior; while mbula protect against witchcraft. All nkisi can be used for a variety of purposes and their meaning is ambivalent. The fetishes also may represent animals: two-headed dog, sometimes monkey.Masks are rare. There were worn during initiation ceremonies and the funerals of important personalities, but also appeared to be embodied with a judiciary powers.

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Estimated shipping weight, (packaged) is 15 lbs 8 oz

in a 28 x 12 x 12 box

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