Figure (Nkishi)
https://clevelandart.org/art/1974.212
The substances contained in its cloth-covered cranial cavity indicate that this half-figure belongs to the broad category of charms or “power objects” that the Luba call mankishi. It was used by a ritual expert and functioned in a variety of rituals dealing with healing, prote...
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147854
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sculpture
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citation
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en
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"Q60762684"
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import
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1974.212
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| largeImageUrl | https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1974.212/1974.212_web.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1974.212/1974.212_web.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
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