Nkisi composite sculpture, Woyo group

"Kumbi-Lipanya", an unusual and enigmatic "Nkisi" used by the Woyo (Angola), in the form of a boat-shaped container in which two anthropomorphic figures, probably male and female, lay side by side.

On top of the figures is a small piece of mirror, the "eyes" of the "Nkisi", used to see things concealed from normal view. This "Nkisi" was especially feared and had the reputation of possessing great power, which could, inclusively, inflict death.