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Nail figure (nkisi n'kondi) Yombe, Congo (mixed media)

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Nail figure (nkisi n'kondi) Yombe, Congo (mixed media)

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mixed media

Date

C19th AD

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116.8x47x36.2 cms

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nail figure served as doctor, judge and priest; carved to capture the power of spirits necessary for healing and adjudicating disputes; wood, screws, nails, blades, cowrie shell and other materials; used for taking oaths; Yombre Nkisi Nkondi;Power figure;

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© Detroit Institute of Arts / Bridgeman Images

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Founders Society Purchase, Eleanor Clay Ford Fund for African Art

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Largest available format 3745 × 4800 px 13 MB
Dimension [pixels] Dimension in 300dpi [mm] File size [MB]
Large 3745 × 4800 px 317 × 406 mm 13.2 MB
Medium 799 × 1024 px 68 × 87 mm 776 KB

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