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Nkisi Nkondi (Power Figure)
Nkisi Nkondi (Power Figure)

Nkisi Nkondi (Power Figure)

Artist (Kongo-Vili peoples)
Date19th century
Period19th century
MediumWood, metal, fiber, goat horn
DimensionsObject size: 24 1/4 × 12 1/2 × 8 1/2 inches
Credit LinePurchase with funds provided by the Christian A. Johnson Memorial Art Acquisition Fund
Object number2018.014
Curatorial DepartmentAfrican Art
_Place of OriginRepublic of the Congo
_Place of OriginCabinda Province, Angola
Guardian Figure
Guardian Figure
Anonymous (Kongo-Vili peoples)
19th century
Object number: 1979.019
Decorated Conical Hat
Decorated Conical Hat
Anonymous (Malian)
Object number: 1986.216
Shoulder Headpiece with Neck Skirt, Nimba
Shoulder Headpiece with Neck Skirt, Nimba
Anonymous (Guinean)
Object number: 1987.010
Standing Male Figure with Pipe and Chi Wara Headdress
Standing Male Figure with Pipe and Chi Wara Headdress
Anonymous (Malian)
Object number: 1986.207
Image Not Available for Mask with Female Ancestor Figure Crest
Mask with Female Ancestor Figure Crest
Anonymous (Malian)
Object number: 1986.213
Image Not Available for Cache-Sexe with Sixteen Brass Pendants
Cache-Sexe with Sixteen Brass Pendants
Anonymous (Cameroonian)
Object number: 1986.261
Image Not Available for Spear with Metal Tip
Spear with Metal Tip
Anonymous (African)
Object number: 1986.270
Image Not Available for Spear with Metal Tip
Spear with Metal Tip
Anonymous (African)
Object number: 1986.271
Image Not Available for Cache-sexe, Mixed Metal Plaques
Cache-sexe, Mixed Metal Plaques
Anonymous (Cameroonian)
Object number: 1986.262
5 Framed Coptic Pendants
5 Framed Coptic Pendants
Anonymous (Coptic)
c. 1963
Object number: 1991.026.1-.5
Tuareg Decorative Sword in Scabbard
Tuareg Decorative Sword in Scabbard
Anonymous (Nigerien)
Object number: 1986.265
Story Teller
Story Teller
Peggie L. Hartwell
1996
Object number: 2002.005