251118 - African Impressive Niombo doll statue - Kingoyi District - Congo

251118 - African Impressive Niombo doll statue - Kingoyi District - Congo
€165.00

Impressive Niombo doll statue - Congo

This Size of this Niombo statueare 59 cm high.

Funeral Rites of Kingoyi District.
In African art, there are niombo reliquary dolls made by the Bwende. These are essentially cloth sarcophagi intended for the remains of prestigious leaders. Niombo were huge dolls carried on stretchers during funeral ceremonies.