File:Brooklyn Museum 22.1460 Power Figure Nkishi (3).jpg
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English: Power Figure (Nkishi) ( ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Title |
English: Power Figure (Nkishi) |
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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. |
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Date |
19th century date QS:P571,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/7 |
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Dimensions | 8 1/2 x 2 3/8 in. (21.5 x 6.0 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q632682 |
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Current location |
Arts of Africa collection South Gallery, 1st Floor |
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Credit line | Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source/Photographer | Online Collection of Brooklyn Museum; Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 22.1460_left_PS6.jpg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Permission (Reusing this file) |
This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license. Attribution: Brooklyn Museum
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