Kongo People Fetish Portrait with Ngilingili Bundle, Congo #246

Kongo People Fetish  Portrait with Ngilingili Bundle, Congo #246 Kongo People, Wood Fetish with Bundle, from DR Congo, carved wood with dark and light brown patina, trace white pigment, glass eyes, twine-wrapped bundle, the female figure with upright coiffure, deep set glass eyes and open mouth with exposed teeth, on long slender neck ending in Power Bundle. Measurements: 16"h x 6"diameter  Condition: Good, attractive aged patina, small loss to tip of hair, hairlines and indentations throughout, dirt accumulation on fabric. Age: approx Mid 20th Century Provenance: A Private Collection: East Hampton, New York The top of the is head/ hair-style is remarkable. The frontal hollow formerly  contained a hardened paste, of which portions still remain, forming a  coiffure embodying the Fetish Force or Power of which the Figure was the Vehicle, and which was known as Ngilingili. This was of the most varied composition, but often contained elements of Magic, supposed suited to the function of t