Nkisi (Power Figure)
Creator
Songye peoples
Datelate 19th - early 20th century
Mediumwood, fiber, horn, bone, tortoise shell, brass, copper alloy, resin, mineral colourants
DimensionsBase: 5 × 15 × 14.5 cm (1 15/16 × 5 7/8 × 5 11/16 in.)
Overall: 80 × 25 × 15.8 cm (31 1/2 × 9 13/16 × 6 1/4 in.)
Overall: 80 × 25 × 15.8 cm (31 1/2 × 9 13/16 × 6 1/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of the Frum Family, 2015
Category
Object number2015/247
Place CreatedDemocratic Republic of the Congo, Africa
LocationNot currently on display
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Bamum peoples
