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Power figure, Nkisi Nkondi

Unknown1880

Pharmacy Museum

Pharmacy Museum
Lisbon , Portugal

Anthropomorphic form. Fetish figure studded with nails, right hand raised holding what is thought to have been a sharp object (e.g. knife). The abdomen has a cavity in which a circular mirror is placed.
Used by healers to contain and control aggressive spiritual forces. These forces were attracted by medicines inserted into a cavity in the abdomen, packed in resin and covered by a circular mirror. A nail is stuck in the statuette every time its powers are asked to act.

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  • Title: Power figure, Nkisi Nkondi
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: 1880
  • Location: África \ Zaire \ Bakongo
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