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unpretentious charm that made Kosometsuke ware so beloved in Japan
April 2011
ornamented with feathers
Iron clapper missing
The Lobi are well documented for their animist beliefs
Songye Power Figure (Nkisi) pendant unpretentious charm that made KosometsukeSongye people, mid 20th century, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa A fantastic and mesmerizing small sized Songye power figure, or nkisi, created through the collaboration of a master sculptor and an initiated ritual practitioner. Carved from a single piece of dense brown wood, the figure has been dyed black and sheathed in sacred materials (bishimba) including horn, fiber, fur, and hidesubstances believed to activate and empower the