Nkisi Figure / African, Congo (Zaire), Vili

About this Item

Accession Number: 2005/1.180
Title: Nkisi Figure
Artist: African, Congo (Zaire), Vili
Artist Nationality: Congolese (Zairean)
Medium and Support: wood, tukula powder, kaolin
Object Creation Date: circa 1800
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: 16.5 cm x 8.5 cm x 7.4 cm (6 1/2 in. x 3 3/8 in. x 2 15/16 in.)
Century: late 18th - early 19th century
Primary Object Classification: Sculpture
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Record: 2005/1.180
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2005-sl-1.180/2005_1_180.jpg

In public portfolios: 2005 : No Image (166); 247 Objects for Visit (25); Devotional objects across religions (126); JHS2010 (52)

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Full citation: "Nkisi Figure; African, Congo (Zaire), Vili." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2005-sl-1.180/2005_1_180.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.