Power figure (nkisi)

late 1800s–early 1900s Overall: 29.5 x 12 x 16 cm (11 5/8 x 4 3/4 x 6 5/16 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/2010.440

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.”

Sculpture

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