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

Nail figure (nkisi n'kondi) Yombe, Congo (mixed media)
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DTR391281
Image title
Nail figure (nkisi n'kondi) Yombe, Congo (mixed media)
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Artist
African School, (19th Century) / African
Location
Detroit Institute of Arts, USA
Medium
mixed media
Date
C19th AD
Dimensions
116.8x47x36.2 cms
Image description

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
Image keywords
19th century / ceremony / congo / spirit / sculpture / magical / wooden / tribal / zaire / oath

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