Mangaaka Power Figure (Nkisi N’Kondi)

Yombe-Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist)

Medium: Wood, iron, resin, ceramic, plant fiber, textile, pigment
Dimensions: H. 46 7/16 × W. 19 1/2 × D. 15 1/2 in., 53 lb. (118 × 49.5 × 39.4 cm, 24 kg)
Culture: Kongo peoples
Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing
Classification: Wood-Sculpture
Dated: ca. 1880–1900
Pixels: 3929 × 2947
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Yombe-Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist). Mangaaka Power Figure (Nkisi N’Kondi), ca. 1880–1900. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.