Nkisi (Power Figure) (Primary Title)

Unknown (Artist)

19th–20th century
Kongo
wood, mirror, resin casing around unknown materials
Place Made,Democratic Republic of the Congo,Angola, Republic of the Congo, Gabon
Overall: 10 × 3 3/4 × 3 1/8 in. (25.4 × 9.53 × 7.94 cm)
82.119
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Hilbert H. DeLawter
The Art of Black Africa, Flint Institute of Arts, Flint, Michigan. 8 February - 5 April 1970.



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