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Male Figure (Nkishi)

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Description: Male Figure (Nkishi)
TitleMale Figure (Nkishi)
Creator nationality/cultureSongye
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date (description)19th to early 20th century
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsWood, pigment, metal, horn, and fur
LocationRobert T. Wall Family Collection, San Francisco
Accession numberUnknown
SubjectsFIgure sculpture, SongyeSpiritsCeremonial objects
StatusDemocratic Republic of the Congo
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8. Awesome Art
Constantine Petridis (Editor)
Description: The Language of Beauty in African Art
The Language of Beauty in African Art
In this section we feature works representing a distinct aesthetic category, one that transcends what is locally considered beautiful and what is deemed ugly...
Author
Constantine Petridis (Editor)
PublisherArt Institute of Chicago
Copyright© 2022 by The Art Institute of Chicago
Related print edition pages: pp.296-309
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00326.15
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Chapter subject tags:Art, African--20th centuryAesthetics, AfricanAncestor worship--AfricaKongo (African people)Songye (African people)Figure sculpture, African

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Description: Male Figure (Nkishi)
Male Figure (Nkishi)
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 27
Creator nationality/cultureSongye
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsWood, pigment, copper, brass, iron, antelope horn, animal hair, raffia cloth, and glass beads
LocationABG Collection, Paris
Male Figure (Nkishi)
1800–1900
Description: Male Figure (Nkishi)
Male Figure (Nkishi)
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 27
Creator nationality/cultureSongye
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsWood, pigment, metal, antelope horn, reptile skin, and cloth
LocationPrivate collection
Male Figure (Nkishi)
1800–1925
Description: Male Figure (Nkishi)
Male Figure (Nkishi)
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 27
Creator nationality/cultureSongye
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsWood, pigment, metal, fiber, beads, and seed pods
LocationPrivate collection, New York
Male Figure (Nkishi)
1800–1925
Description: Ovoid platform pipe
Ovoid platform pipe
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
LocationNational Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
http://collections.nmnh.si.edu/search/anth/?irn=8086627
Accession numberA326619
Ovoid platform pipe
Ovoid platform pipe
Description: Male Figure (Nkisi Nkondi)
Male Figure (Nkisi Nkondi)
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 27
Creator nationality/cultureSongye
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsWood, copper, metal, fiber, Civet (Civettictis civetta) hide, Common Waterbuck Antelope (Kobus ellipsiprumnus) horns and Domestic Goat (Capra hircus) horn, beads, organic materials
LocationDallas Museum of Art
https://collections.dma.org/artwork/5339639
Accession number2014.4.1.McD
Male Figure (Nkisi Nkondi)
1800–1925
Description: Raptor talon effigy
Raptor talon effigy
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1250–1350
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsStone
DimensionsLength 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm)
LocationGilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma
https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/611562
Accession number6125.1562
Raptor talon effigy
Raptor talon effigy
Description: Ceremonial earspools and earspool attachments
Ceremonial earspools and earspool attachments
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator roleJeweler
Object typeJewelry
MaterialsSpondylus shell
LocationCollection of Anthony Patano, Oak Lawn, Illinois
Ceremonial earspools and earspool...
Ceremonial earspools and earspool attachments
Description: Male Figure (Nkishi)
Male Figure (Nkishi)
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 27
Creator nationality/cultureSongye
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsWood, pigment, copper, brass, iron, horn, fur, and glass beads
LocationABG Collection, Paris
Male Figure (Nkishi)
1800–1925
Description: Pipe
Pipe
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 600–900
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsStone
DimensionsLength 15 1/4 in. (38.7 cm)
LocationNational Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
Accession number18/2785
Pipe
Pipe
Description: Kneeling human-feline effigy figure
Kneeling human-feline effigy figure
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1400–1500
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsWood
DimensionsHeight 5 7/8 in. (15 cm)
LocationNational Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
http://collections.nmnh.si.edu/search/anth/?irn=8061963
Accession numberA240915
Kneeling human-feline effigy figure
Kneeling human-feline effigy figure
Description: Raptor talon effigy
Raptor talon effigy
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1250–1350
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsStone
DimensionsLength 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Raptor talon effigy
Raptor talon effigy
Description: Ovoid pipe with broad rim
Ovoid pipe with broad rim
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1200
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsGreenstone
DimensionsLength 12 3/4 in. (32.5 cm)
LocationAmerican Museum of Natural History, New York
Accession numberT/720CAT1891-93-29
Ovoid pipe with broad rim
Ovoid pipe with broad rim
Description: Stela
Stela
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureSan Augustín
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 400–800
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsVolcanic stone
Dimensions26 x 13 3/8 x 4 3/4 in. (66 x 34 x 12 cm)
LocationDenver Art Museum
Accession number1986.487
Stela
Stela
Description: Figure (Nkishi)
Figure (Nkishi)
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 27
Creator nationality/cultureSongye
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsWood, pigment, and copper tacks
LocationWeill Collection, Paris
Figure (Nkishi)
1800–1925
Description: Male Figure (Nkisi: Yankima)
Male Figure (Nkisi: Yankima)
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 27
Creator nationality/cultureSongye
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsWood, cloth, feathers, fur, reptile skin, metals, pigment
LocationIndianapolis Museum of Art
http://collection.imamuseum.org/artwork/50779/
Accession number2005.21
Male Figure (Nkisi: Yankima)
1800–1925
Description: Spatulate baton
Spatulate baton
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1200–1300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsGreenstone
DimensionsLength 23 5/8 in. (60 cm)
LocationNational Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
Accession numberA170832
Spatulate baton
Spatulate baton

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