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Rangda – a dramatic manifestation of the Goddess of the Underworld, Durga – is the demon queen of the Leyaks. Leyaks are spirit/ghost-like figures in Bali that appear as humans during the daylight but – at night – their head and entrails break off from their bodies…
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- Item Number: M-9901
- Provenance/Origin: Bali. Circa 1950s
- Composition: Hair, Wood, Cloth, Paint, Metalwork, Mirrors
- Dimensions: 48" long
- Weight: 3 pounds
- Price: $ 275.00 USD
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The Manyanga tribe live on the right bank of the Zaire (aka Congo) River. The location is near the tributary of the Lefini River.
This is a relatively unknown tribe whose artists are known for their elongated faces, rounded cheeks, carefully rendered faces and nails.
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- Item Number: M-1535
- Provenance/Origin: Manyanga Tribe. Congo. Circa mid-1900s, perhaps the 1930s.
- Composition: Wood, pigments, nails, cloth with minor embellishments
- Dimensions: 18" tall x 11" wide x 6.5" deep
- Weight: 4.25 pounds
- Price: $ 315.00 USD
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The solidarity of the Bakongo people has a long history based on the dynamics of the Kongo Kingdom, first discovered in the fifteenth century by a Portuguese explorer.
There are numerous subgroups / tribes that make up the cultural and spiritual complex. Examples: the Vili,…
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- Item Number: M-1791
- Provenance/Origin: Bakongo, Congo, DRC. Mid-1940s
- Composition: Wood and some fiber
- Dimensions: 10.5" tall x 9" wide x 5" deep
- Weight: 1.5 pounds
- Price: $ 295.00 USD
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During the 13th Century, the Kongo people began their expansion into Gabon, Zaire and Angola. One of the original tribes was called the Vili that now stretches across the coasts of Gabon and parts of the old Zaire.
Nail fetishes (aka Nkondi) are created to carry a…
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- Item Number: S-0427
- Provenance/Origin: Vili / Loango Tribe, DNC. Circa 1980s to earlier
- Composition: Wood, metal, woven fibers, cloth, paint and pigment.
- Dimensions: 32" tall x 14" widest x 11" deepest
- Weight: 24 pounds
- Price: $ 1,350.00 USD
