Nkissi Kongo Congo

VILI Dog Nail fetish, from Loango Coast, Republic of Congo. Wood , nail and iron blades. Nail fetish also called NKONDI are often in the shape of a dog. The Dog is the mediator between the world of the living and the world of the dead. This gives the dog an important symbolic role in traditional Kongo society. This type of dog fetish can have one or two heads. This particular piece was collected in 1979 in the region of Nkayi, southwest of Congo.

length : 64 cm. height : 24 cm. Price : 7500 Euros Contact: TAMARIN