File:Brooklyn Museum 73.179.13 Power Figure Nkishi (4).jpg

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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 fetish figure, covered from the neck down with hide, fur, rope, and knotted fabric. On face, only the nose, mouth and chin are indicated. Feathers emerge from top of head- beige, brown, and black colors. Traces of red pigment on head and on much of body covering. CONDITION: Small opening in center of forehead. Check on right side of head. Small bits of white cotton on body covering is very dry with caking throughout.
Date
English: late 19th or early 20th century
Dimensions 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm) top of head to base 13 in. (33.0 cm) overall
institution QS:P195,Q632682
Current location
Arts of Africa collection South Gallery, 1st Floor
Accession number
73.179.13
Credit line Gift of Gaston T. de Havenon
Notes
  • Culture: Tanganyika Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Place made: Tanganyika Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Source/Photographer Online Collection of Brooklyn Museum; Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 73.179.13_right_PS6.jpg
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