Songye Power Half Male Figure (Nkisi) akuaba are framed by pierced ears

are framed by pierced ears and nose

river catch

The hollow form of this artifact

this flint core chisel hails from the heart of Ertebølle territory in northern Denmark

Qing dynasty

Songye Power Half Male Figure (Nkisi) akuaba are framed by pierced earsSongye people, mid 20th century, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa A superb and imposing Songye power half male figure (nkisi), carved from a single piece of hard brown wood, dyed black and enriched with sacred materials including glass trade beads, snakeskin, and an inverted bushbuck horn set at the top of the head. The head exhibits the classic Songye style, with coffee bean shaped eyes closed beneath arched brows, a small flat nose,