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Power figure (nkisi)

late 1800s–early 1900s

Africa, Central Africa, Republic of the Congo, Kongo-style maker

Medium
Wood, feathers, organic material (including resin), iron, and possibly porcelain
Measurements
Overall: 29.5 x 12 x 16 cm (11 5/8 x 4 3/4 x 6 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
René and Odette Delenne Collection, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund 2010.440
Public Domain
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This niksi figurine shows how the mixture of earth, resin, leaves, glass, and other items was fixed. It had been the property of “the sorcerer of Mboukou.”

Description

This figure had lost its nkisi load on the belly, but now shows how the mixture of earth, resin, leaves, glass, and other items was fixed onto the wooden figure, supported by four nails. It had been the property of “the sorcerer of Mboukou.”

Power figure (nkisi)

late 1800s–early 1900s

Africa, Central Africa, Republic of the Congo, Kongo-style maker

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