Power figure (nkisi)
Cleveland Museum of Art

Power figure (nkisi)

late 1800s-early 1900s

Wood, organic materials (including resin), iron, reed, tooth, seashell or glass beads, and possibly plastic
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

This small figure belonged to “the sorcerer of Loango,” chief of all sorcerers of that region (a province and port in West Central Africa).

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