Power figure (nkisi)
Cleveland Museum of Art

Power figure (nkisi)

late 1800s–early 1900s

Wood, feathers, organic material (including resin), iron, and possibly porcelain
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

This<em> niksi</em> figurine shows how the mixture of earth, resin, leaves, glass, and other items was fixed. It had been the property of “the sorcerer of Mboukou.”

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