Male Figure with Strips of Hide (Nkisi)

Kongo

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Caption

Kongo. Male Figure with Strips of Hide (Nkisi), 19th century. Wood, hide, glass mirror, resin, textile, and metal, 16 1/2 × 14 1/2 × 13 1/2 in. (41.9 × 36.8 × 34.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.1455. Creative Commons-BY

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Culture

Kongo

Title

Male Figure with Strips of Hide (Nkisi)

Date

19th century

Geography

Possible place made: Angola, Possible place made: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Medium

Wood, hide, glass mirror, resin, textile, and metal

Classification

Sculpture

Dimensions

16 1/2 × 14 1/2 × 13 1/2 in. (41.9 × 36.8 × 34.3 cm)

Inscriptions

cursive on paper ahdered to figure's back reads: "[???]bi [???]tisha quere [???]e la [pluare?] [???]kweyu[m?--]" from conservation report 02/17/2023

Credit Line

Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund

Accession Number

22.1455

Rights

Creative Commons-BY

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