Nkisi Figure / Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Bwende
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.178
- Title
- Nkisi Figure
- Artist Nationality
- Congolese
- Medium and Support
- wood, shells, metal
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1890
- Object Creation Place
- Africa (continent)
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the (nation)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Candis and Helmut Stern
- Dimensions
- 33.5 cm (13 3/16 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Wood and Woodcarving
- Primary Object Type
- ritual figure
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 1278 x 2874
- File Size
- 110 KB
- Record
- 2005/1.178
- Link to this Item
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"Nkisi Figure; Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Bwende." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2005-sl-1.178/2005_1.178.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.