Male figure (nkisi nkondi)
https://clevelandart.org/art/2010.432
This nkisi nkondi (power figure) lacks most of the materials that transformed it into a vessel for a spirit. Carved by sculptors, minkisi hosted spirits after banganga (priests) placed substances inside to empower them. The mirrored eyes, resin cap, and stomach chamber once co...
Sculpture
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id
168726
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contentType
sculpture
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citation
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rights
CC0
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CC0
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| language |
language
en
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wikidata
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"Q80075059"
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source
import
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| accession |
accession
2010.432
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Source image fields (4)
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| largeImageUrl | https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2010.432/2010.432_web.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2010.432/2010.432_web.jpg |
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Terms
Genre
Sculpture
Department
African Art
Relations
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