Lot 187, Two Headed Bakongo Nkisi Nail Fetish, Congo / Snteria / Palo / Eggun
$152.50 USDSold on: 2012-Aug-22
Marketplace: eBay
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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 ... | Item Name | | Sold Price |
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