Power figure (nkisi)
Unknown Artist
late 1800s–early 1900s
Medium
Wood, feathers, organic material (including resin), iron, and possibly porcelain
Dimensions
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Classification
Sculpture
Department
African Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
René and Odette Delenne Collection, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund
Accession Number
2010.440
About this artwork
This figure had lost its nkisi load on the belly, but now shows how the mixture of earth, resin, leaves, glass, and other items was fixed onto the wooden figure, supported by four nails. It had been the property of “the sorcerer of Mboukou.”