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Peoples

Songye

Also spelled
Basongye
Countries
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Region
Central DR Congo

Songye power figures (nkisi) bristle with added materials — horn, metal, fibre, animal skin — activated by a ritual specialist to protect a community or a household.

Pieces from the Songye 1 piece

Barakat Gallery · Marrakech

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