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nkisi power figure
Songye people1900-1970
Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields
Indianapolis, United States
wood nkisi power figure with two metal bells, cloth and hide skirts, braided hairpiece, fur drapes, glass bead necklace, leather arm straps, metal banding and decorations at the face, inset shells, animal horn.
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Details
- Title: nkisi power figure
- Creator: Songye people
- Date Created: 1900-1970
- Rights: No Known Rights Holder
- Medium / Support: wood, metal, cloth, fur, glass, shells
- External Link: See this object at www.imamuseum.org
- Dimensions: 25-1/4 x 15 x 15 in. (variable)
- Department: African Art
- Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Eiteljorg
- Accession Number: 1989.1195
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