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Power Figure (Nkisi Nkondi)
Unknown19th century
Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn, New York City, United States
Image of a man, stuck with nails and knives. Mirror in navel. Free carved feet standing on a block. Hands at hips. Stained white in most parts. Four flat pronged high headdress. Open mouth with teeth and tongue showing. Bracelets around biceps. Condition: Good
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Details
- Title: Power Figure (Nkisi Nkondi)
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: 19th century
- Type: Sculpture
- Rights: Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund
- External Link: http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/2957/Power_Figure_Nkisi_Nkondi
- Medium: Wood, iron, glass mirror, resin, pigment
- Possible place made: Kongo Central Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Dimensions: 33 7/8 x 13 3/4 x 11 in. (86 x 34.9 x 27.9 cm)
- Culture: Kongo (Kakongo subgroup)
- Collection: Arts of Africa
- Accession number: 22.1421
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