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<p>[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 4264302, member: 8267"]I have not seen, and cannot find, anything quite like it. The style of the figures is rather generic, so I can't suggest a specific tribal origin. The surface looks rather artificial. It may be a trick of the light, but it looks like there is white pigment in the recesses (the coils of the rope, and between the toes). I associate this type of treatment with objects made for sale, although it does seem an odd subject for tourists. There is a genre of African tourist art, though, that depicts slaves in chains, with wooden gags and such. This piece may fall into that category. </p><p><br /></p><p>The only comparable I found was this:</p><p><a href="https://www.genuineafrica.com/African_Fetishes_Bakongo_Hanging_Man_Fetish_5.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.genuineafrica.com/African_Fetishes_Bakongo_Hanging_Man_Fetish_5.htm" rel="nofollow">https://www.genuineafrica.com/African_Fetishes_Bakongo_Hanging_Man_Fetish_5.htm</a></p><p><br /></p><p>But I suspect this was also made for sale rather than indigenous use. Nkisi/Nkondi (the Congo figures with magical substances enclosed in receptacles on the figure, sometimes with multiple nails driven into them) are quite popular with tourists and collectors.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 4264302, member: 8267"]I have not seen, and cannot find, anything quite like it. The style of the figures is rather generic, so I can't suggest a specific tribal origin. The surface looks rather artificial. It may be a trick of the light, but it looks like there is white pigment in the recesses (the coils of the rope, and between the toes). I associate this type of treatment with objects made for sale, although it does seem an odd subject for tourists. There is a genre of African tourist art, though, that depicts slaves in chains, with wooden gags and such. This piece may fall into that category. The only comparable I found was this: [URL]https://www.genuineafrica.com/African_Fetishes_Bakongo_Hanging_Man_Fetish_5.htm[/URL] But I suspect this was also made for sale rather than indigenous use. Nkisi/Nkondi (the Congo figures with magical substances enclosed in receptacles on the figure, sometimes with multiple nails driven into them) are quite popular with tourists and collectors.[/QUOTE]
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