Minkisi (power figures & medicine packs)

Power figure (nkisi)Africa, Central Africa, Republic of the Congo, Kongo-style maker · late 1800s-early 1900sPower figure (nkisi)Central Africa, Republic of the Congo, Kongo people · late 1800s-early 1900sMale figure (nkisi nkondi)Democratic Republic of Congo or Cabinda (Angola), Kongo artist and nganga (priest) · late 1800s-early 1900sMale Figure (Nkisi Nkondi)Republic of the Congo · Probably early to mid-19th centurySculpture, fetisch, nkisi amulet from Republic of the CongoRepublic of the Congonkisi bag, bag, amulet, amuletDemocratic Republic of the CongoNkisi, nduda amulet from SwedenSwedenStanding Male Figure with Head Turned Left (Nkishi)late 19th centuryPower figure (nkisi)Africa, Central Africa, Republic of the Congo, Kongo-style maker · late 1800s–early 1900sPower figure (nkisi)Central Africa, Republic of the Congo, Kongo people · late 1800s-early 1900sFetisch, nkisi amulet from Republic of the CongoRepublic of the CongoPower Figure (Nkishi)late 19th or early 20th centuryPower figure (nkisi)Africa, Central Africa, Republic of the Congo, Kongo-style maker · late 1800s-early 1900sfetisch, amulet, nkisiRepublic of the CongoPower Figure (Nkisi Nkondi)late 19th-early 20th centuryPower figure (nkisi)Africa, Central Africa, Republic of the Congo, Kongo-style maker · late 1800s-early 1900samulet, sculpture, amuletRepublic of the CongoNkisi figuur uit Congo, RP-F-2001-7-1293-5ca. 1892 - in of voor 1897Power figure (nkisi)Africa, Central Africa, Republic of the Congo, Kongo-style maker · late 1800s–early 1900sNkisi disi-sari amulet from Republic of the CongoRepublic of the CongoPower Figure (Nkisi Nkondi)late 19th-early 20th centuryMale Figure (Nkisi)Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo (most likely), Cabinda, or Republic of the Congo, probably Yombe-style maker · late 1800s-early 1900sFetisch, nkisi amulet from Republic of the CongoRepublic of the CongoMangaakaMale Figure (Nkisi)Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Cabinda, or Republic of the Congo, probably Vili-style maker · late 1800s-early 1900sFetisch, nkisi amulet from Republic of the CongoRepublic of the CongoMagical figure, CongoFetisch, nkisi amulet from Republic of the CongoRepublic of the CongoNkisi Nkondi (Nail figure)Amulet from Republic of the CongoRepublic of the CongoNkishiamulet, amulet, nkisi masimba (n) kalaRepublic of the CongoA nail effigy, Congo, West Africa.Female nkisi sculpture, Luba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, late 1800s, wood, palm oilNail-studded container for nkisi force, carved wooden figureNkishi Lumweno Statue in the National Ethnographic Museum, Warsaw

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