Power figure of Nkisi from Congo, where a nail is driven into the object each time its power is activated by the healer or ritual specialist (mganga) who used it
Power figure of Nkisi from Congo, where a nail is driven into the object each time its power is activated by the healer or ritual specialist (mganga) who used it
Power figure of Nkisi from Congo, where a nail is driven into the object each time its power is activated by the healer or ritual specialist (mganga) who used it
Method of acquisition: Loan (2019-10-01) by Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Cambridge
Accession number: Loan 3021.3
Primary reference Number: 240241
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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