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English: Power Figure (Nkishi)   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Title
English: Power Figure (Nkishi)
Description
English: Wooden figure; soft wood. Fetish. Standing and profusely covered with upholstery tacks, striped cloth, covering fetish material, elaborate necklace of brass beads. Condition: Poor
English: To judge by the proliferation of tacks on this nkishi, its function was probably to protect the owner and his or her family from smallpox, a disease widespread and greatly feared in this period.
Date 19th century
date QS:P571,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
Dimensions 8 1/2 x 2 3/8 in. (21.5 x 6.0 cm)
institution QS:P195,Q632682
Current location
Arts of Africa collection South Gallery, 1st Floor
Accession number
22.1460
Credit line Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund
Notes
  • Culture: Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Place made: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Source/Photographer Online Collection of Brooklyn Museum; Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 22.1460_right_PS6.jpg
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