Large N'kissi Nail Fetish Statue Bakongo Kongo Congo Drc

Large Bakongo nail fetish, well based, total height 60 cm, quite heavy given the large quantity of metal on it. It is bristling with many and various nails, screws, knives, punches, file, tools, pitons, forged nails .... In use contrary to popular belief, these fetishes are positive, they help the villagers. The principle is simple a person has a request concerning his health, his wealth, his search for love ... he goes to see the shaman with a point, the shaman in a trance, licks it and plants it in the fetish to fix the request with possibly a sacrifice. These fetishes are still in activity in certain regions, this one must date from the 1950s, from a Parisian collection, they have become very rare on the market given the craze of the younger generations for these very decorative objects. The photos are a little bright because of the spotlights.