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Nkisi Power Figure - Dog; Power figure (Nkondi) in the form of two-headed dog

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Work Title
Nkisi Power Figure - Dog
View Title
Power figure (Nkondi) in the form of two-headed dog
Creator/Culture
Kongo
Site/Repository
Creation location: Unknown Site (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Media/Technique
wood, nails, iron, sculpture
Dimensions
length: 67.5 cm, length: 26.57 inches
Subjects
Africans
Sculptures (visual works)
Dogs
Minkondi
Work Record ID
221145
Image Record ID
718437
Classification Filing Number
700K
K823
26PFD 2b

Nkisi Nkonde Nail Figure; Fetish Figure; Full 3/4 view of proper left; Creation date: 19th century

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Work Title
Nkisi Nkonde Nail Figure
Fetish Figure
View Title
Full 3/4 view of proper left
Creator/Culture
Kongo
Site/Repository
Creation location: Unknown Site (Democratic Republic of the Congo); Repository: Field Museum of Natural History (Chicago, Illinois, USA)
Period/Date
Creation date: 19th century
Media/Technique
wood, iron nails
Dimensions
height: 113 cm (44.49 inches)
Subjects
Africa
Figures (Representations)
Statues
Minkisi
Minkondi
Fetish Figures
Work Record ID
221163
Image Record ID
718444
Classification Filing Number
700K
K823
2FFC 3a

Nkisi Nkonde Nail Figure; Fetish Figure; Full 3/4 view of proper left; Creation date: 19th century

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Work Title
Nkisi Nkonde Nail Figure
Fetish Figure
View Title
Full 3/4 view of proper left
Creator/Culture
Kongo
Site/Repository
Creation location: Unknown Site (Democratic Republic of the Congo); Repository: Field Museum of Natural History (Chicago, Illinois, USA)
Period/Date
Creation date: 19th century
Media/Technique
wood, iron nails
Dimensions
height: 113 cm (44.49 inches)
Subjects
Africa
Figures (Representations)
Statues
Minkisi
Minkondi
Fetish Figures
Work Record ID
221163
Image Record ID
718445
Classification Filing Number
700K
K823
2FFC 3a
cop.2

Magical figure (nkisi nkonde); Full 3/4 view of proper left; Creation date: Undated

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Work Title
Magical figure (nkisi nkonde)
View Title
Full 3/4 view of proper left
Creator/Culture
Kongo
Site/Repository
Repository: University of Iowa. Museum of Art (Iowa City, Iowa, USA)
Period/Date
Creation date: Undated
Media/Technique
wood, iron, nails, glass, resin, sculpture
Dimensions
height: 51.4 cm, height: 20.24 inches
Subjects
Magic
Work Record ID
221174
Image Record ID
718457
Digital filename
06d105701
Classification Filing Number
700K
K823
2MNI 3a
*.na
HART Image Order Number
220019
Date Added/Updated
2012-11-25 05:14:28

Magical figure (nkisi nkonde); Full 3/4 view of proper right; Creation date: Undated

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Work Title
Magical figure (nkisi nkonde)
View Title
Full 3/4 view of proper right
Creator/Culture
Kongo
Site/Repository
Repository: University of Iowa. Museum of Art (Iowa City, Iowa, USA)
Period/Date
Creation date: Undated
Media/Technique
wood, iron, nails, glass, resin, sculpture
Dimensions
height: 51.4 cm, height: 20.24 inches
Subjects
Magic
Work Record ID
221174
Image Record ID
718458
Digital filename
07d117705
Classification Filing Number
700K
K823
2MNI 4a
HART Image Order Number
220183
Date Added/Updated
2012-11-25 06:52:58

Magical figure (nkisi nkonde); full 3/4 view of proper right; Creation date: Undated

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Work Title
Magical figure (nkisi nkonde)
View Title
full 3/4 view of proper right
Creator/Culture
Kongo
Site/Repository
Repository: University of Iowa. Museum of Art (Iowa City, Iowa, USA)
Period/Date
Creation date: Undated
Media/Technique
wood, iron, nails, glass, resin, sculpture
Dimensions
height: 51.4 cm, height: 20.24 inches
Subjects
Magic
Work Record ID
221174
Image Record ID
718459
Digital filename
07d117245
Classification Filing Number
700K
K823
2MNI 4b
*.r
HART Image Order Number
220163
Date Added/Updated
2012-11-25 06:54:30

Nkisi Nkonde Nail Figure; Oath-taking figure; Oath-taking figure (nkondi), full front view

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Work Title
Nkisi Nkonde Nail Figure
Oath-taking figure
View Title
Oath-taking figure (nkondi), full front view
Creator/Culture
Kongo
Site/Repository
Creation location: Unknown Site (Democratic Republic of the Congo); Repository: Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Media/Technique
wood, nails, shell, sculpture
Dimensions
height: 116.84 cm, height: 46 inches
Subjects
Africans
Sculptures (visual works)
Figures (Representations)
Minkondi
Nails
Shells
Work Record ID
221184
Image Record ID
718460
Digital filename
03d100367
Classification Filing Number
700K
K823
2NFD 2b
*.r
Date Added/Updated
2012-11-25 04:06:38

Woven raffia cloth; creation date: 17th century

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Work Title
Woven raffia cloth
Creator/Culture
Kongo
Site/Repository
Repository: Museo Nazionale Preistorico ed Etnografico 'Luigi Pigorini' (Rome, Italy)
Period/Date
creation date: 17th century
Dimensions
70 x 39 cm (27.56 x 15.35 inches)
Subjects
Textiles
Weaving
Work Record ID
221211
Image Record ID
718468
Digital filename
03d100362
Classification Filing Number
700K
K823
53RC
*.r
Date Added/Updated
2012-11-25 04:06:37

Ntadi grave near Mbanza Manteke; creation date: 1965

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Work Title
Ntadi grave near Mbanza Manteke
Creator/Culture
Kongo
Period/Date
creation date: 1965
Subjects
Sculptures (visual works)
Funerary sculpture
Graves
Work Record ID
221234
Image Record ID
718475
Digital filename
03d100366
Classification Filing Number
700K
K823
64NG
*.r
Date Added/Updated
2012-11-25 04:06:38

Photograph of Apollinaire's Study Showing an Nkisi Figure

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Work Title
Photograph of Apollinaire's Study Showing an Nkisi Figure
Creator/Culture
Kongo
Media/Technique
photography
Work Record ID
221176
Image Record ID
927612
Digital filename
05d114715
Classification Filing Number
700K
K823
2NAS
*a&d.r
HART Image Order Number
220019
Date Added/Updated
2012-11-25 05:11:16
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Cushion Cover; Textile; Creation date: Early 17th century

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Work Title
Cushion Cover
Textile
Creator/Culture
Kongo
Site/Repository
Repository: Pitt Rivers Museum (Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom)
Period/Date
Creation date: Early 17th century
Media/Technique
raffia, pigment
Dimensions
24x47 cm (9.45x18.5 inches)
Subjects
Africa
Cushions
Covers (Overlying objects)
Textiles
Work Record ID
221215
Image Record ID
944072
Classification Filing Number
700K
K823
53RO

Photograph of Minkisi Figures; Creation date: 1902

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Work Title
Photograph of Minkisi Figures
Creator/Culture
Kongo
Period/Date
Creation date: 1902
Media/Technique
photography
Work Record ID
221231
Image Record ID
944098
Digital filename
06d100037
Classification Filing Number
700K
K823
64MF
*a&d.r
HART Image Order Number
220019
Date Added/Updated
2012-11-25 07:09:27

Nkisi Oath Taking Figure

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Work Title
Nkisi Oath Taking Figure
Creator/Culture
Kongo
Site/Repository
Site: Unknown Site (Republic of the Congo)
Media/Technique
wood, mixed materials, sculpture
Dimensions
height: 38 cm, height: 14.96 inches
Subjects
Africans
Sculptures (visual works)
Minkondi
Oaths
Figures (Representations)
Ceremonial objects
Work Record ID
541840
Image Record ID
1295846
Digital filename
07vm013929
Classification Filing Number
700K
K823
2NOTF 2b
*.digitalonly
HART Image Order Number
220744
Date Added/Updated
2012-11-25 07:53:48

Nkisi Nkonde Nail Figure; Oath-taking figure; Full view, 3/4 proper left

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Work Title
Nkisi Nkonde Nail Figure
Oath-taking figure
View Title
Full view, 3/4 proper left
Creator/Culture
Kongo
Site/Repository
Creation location: Unknown Site (Democratic Republic of the Congo); Repository: Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Media/Technique
wood, nails, shell, sculpture
Dimensions
height: 116.84 cm, height: 46 inches
Subjects
Africans
Sculptures (visual works)
Figures (Representations)
Minkondi
Nails
Shells
Work Record ID
221184
Image Record ID
1295854
Digital filename
07vm014029
Classification Filing Number
700K
K823
2NFD
*.digitalonly
HART Image Order Number
220743
Date Added/Updated
2012-11-25 07:53:53

Nkisi Power Figure - Dog; full view

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Work Title
Nkisi Power Figure - Dog
View Title
full view
Creator/Culture
Kongo
Site/Repository
Creation location: Unknown Site (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Media/Technique
wood, nails, iron, sculpture
Dimensions
length: 67.5 cm, length: 26.57 inches
Subjects
Africans
Sculptures (visual works)
Dogs
Minkondi
Work Record ID
221145
Image Record ID
1295864
Digital filename
07vm014036
Classification Filing Number
700K
K823
26PFD
*.digitalonly
HART Image Order Number
220743
Date Added/Updated
2012-11-25 07:53:53

Magical figure (nkisi nkonde); full view, front; Creation date: Undated

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Work Title
Magical figure (nkisi nkonde)
View Title
full view, front
Creator/Culture
Kongo
Site/Repository
Repository: University of Iowa. Museum of Art (Iowa City, Iowa, USA)
Period/Date
Creation date: Undated
Media/Technique
wood, iron, nails, glass, resin, sculpture
Dimensions
height: 51.4 cm, height: 20.24 inches
Subjects
Magic
Work Record ID
221174
Image Record ID
1295865
Digital filename
07vm014022
Classification Filing Number
700K
K823
2MNI
*.digitalonly
HART Image Order Number
220743
Date Added/Updated
2012-11-25 07:53:52

Nkisi Nkonde Figure

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Work Title
Nkisi Nkonde Figure
Creator/Culture
Kongo
Site/Repository
Creation location: Unknown Site (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Subjects
Africans
Sculptures (visual works)
Androgynous figures
Congo (Brazzaville)
Minkondi
Work Record ID
541839
Image Record ID
1295875
Digital filename
07vm014009
Classification Filing Number
700K
K823
2NNF 4c
*.digitalonly
HART Image Order Number
220744
Date Added/Updated
2012-11-25 07:53:52

Nkisi Nkonde Nail Figure; Oath-taking figure; Detail, nails

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Work Title
Nkisi Nkonde Nail Figure
Oath-taking figure
View Title
Detail, nails
Creator/Culture
Kongo
Site/Repository
Creation location: Unknown Site (Democratic Republic of the Congo); Repository: Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Media/Technique
wood, nails, shell, sculpture
Dimensions
height: 116.84 cm, height: 46 inches
Subjects
Africans
Sculptures (visual works)
Figures (Representations)
Minkondi
Nails
Shells
Work Record ID
221184
Image Record ID
1295876
Digital filename
07vm014017
Classification Filing Number
700K
K823
2NFD 7f
*.digitalonly
HART Image Order Number
220744
Date Added/Updated
2012-11-25 07:53:52

Magical figure (nkisi nkonde); Three-quarter view of proper right; Creation date: Undated

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Work Title
Magical figure (nkisi nkonde)
View Title
Three-quarter view of proper right
Creator/Culture
Kongo
Site/Repository
Repository: University of Iowa. Museum of Art (Iowa City, Iowa, USA)
Period/Date
Creation date: Undated
Media/Technique
wood, iron, nails, glass, resin, sculpture
Dimensions
height: 51.4 cm, height: 20.24 inches
Subjects
Magic
Work Record ID
221174
Image Record ID
1295877
Digital filename
07vm014023
Classification Filing Number
700K
K823
2MNI 4a
*.cop.2
HART Image Order Number
220744
Date Added/Updated
2012-11-25 07:53:52

Nkisi Nkonde Nail Figure; Oath-taking figure

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Work Title
Nkisi Nkonde Nail Figure
Oath-taking figure
Creator/Culture
Kongo
Site/Repository
Creation location: Unknown Site (Democratic Republic of the Congo); Repository: Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Media/Technique
wood, nails, shell, sculpture
Dimensions
height: 116.84 cm, height: 46 inches
Subjects
Africans
Sculptures (visual works)
Figures (Representations)
Minkondi
Nails
Shells
Work Record ID
221184
Image Record ID
1295878
Digital filename
07vm014026
Classification Filing Number
700K
K823
2NFD 4c
*.digitalonly
HART Image Order Number
220744
Date Added/Updated
2012-11-25 07:53:53
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Nkisi Nkonde Nail Figure; Oath-taking figure; Detail, cowrie shell

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Work Title
Nkisi Nkonde Nail Figure
Oath-taking figure
View Title
Detail, cowrie shell
Creator/Culture
Kongo
Site/Repository
Creation location: Unknown Site (Democratic Republic of the Congo); Repository: Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Media/Technique
wood, nails, shell, sculpture
Dimensions
height: 116.84 cm, height: 46 inches
Subjects
Africans
Sculptures (visual works)
Figures (Representations)
Minkondi
Nails
Shells
Work Record ID
221184
Image Record ID
1295879
Digital filename
07vm014027
Classification Filing Number
700K
K823
2NFD 7c
*.digitalonly
HART Image Order Number
220744
Date Added/Updated
2012-11-25 07:53:53

Nkisi Nkonde Nail Figure; Oath-taking figure; Detail, proper right side of the face

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Work Title
Nkisi Nkonde Nail Figure
Oath-taking figure
View Title
Detail, proper right side of the face
Creator/Culture
Kongo
Site/Repository
Creation location: Unknown Site (Democratic Republic of the Congo); Repository: Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Media/Technique
wood, nails, shell, sculpture
Dimensions
height: 116.84 cm, height: 46 inches
Subjects
Africans
Sculptures (visual works)
Figures (Representations)
Minkondi
Nails
Shells
Work Record ID
221184
Image Record ID
1295880
Digital filename
07vm014028
Classification Filing Number
700K
K823
2NFD 7a
*.digitalonly
HART Image Order Number
220744
Date Added/Updated
2012-11-25 07:53:53

Nkisi Oath Taking Figure

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Work Title
Nkisi Oath Taking Figure
Creator/Culture
Kongo
Site/Repository
Creation location: Unknown Site (Republic of the Congo)
Media/Technique
wood, mixed materials, sculpture
Dimensions
length: 66 cm, length: 25.98 inches
Subjects
Africans
Sculptures (visual works)
Figures (Representations)
Nails
Oaths
Congo (Brazzaville)
Work Record ID
541841
Image Record ID
1295882
Digital filename
07vm014032
Classification Filing Number
700K
K823
2NKOT 4c
*.digitalonly
HART Image Order Number
220744
Date Added/Updated
2012-11-25 08:06:01

Nkisi Oath Taking Figure

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Work Title
Nkisi Oath Taking Figure
Creator/Culture
Kongo
Site/Repository
Site: Unknown Site (Republic of the Congo)
Media/Technique
wood, mixed materials, sculpture
Dimensions
height: 38 cm, height: 14.96 inches
Subjects
Africans
Sculptures (visual works)
Minkondi
Oaths
Figures (Representations)
Ceremonial objects
Work Record ID
541840
Image Record ID
1295883
Digital filename
07vm014033
Classification Filing Number
700K
K823
2NOTF 2a
*.digitalonly
HART Image Order Number
220744
Date Added/Updated
2012-11-25 07:53:53

Ntadi Funerary Monument; 3/4 view of proper right

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Work Title
Ntadi Funerary Monument
View Title
3/4 view of proper right
Creator/Culture
Kongo
Site/Repository
Creation location: Unknown Site (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Media/Technique
stone
Subjects
Africa
Funerary sculpture
Monuments
Work Record ID
541888
Image Record ID
1295921
Digital filename
07vm014043
Classification Filing Number
700K
K823
2NTFM1 4
*.digitalonly
HART Image Order Number
220756
Date Added/Updated
2012-11-25 07:53:54

Ntadi Funerary Monument; Front view

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Work Title
Ntadi Funerary Monument
View Title
Front view
Creator/Culture
Kongo
Site/Repository
Creation location: Unknown Site (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Media/Technique
stone
Subjects
Africa
Funerary sculpture
Monuments
Work Record ID
541889
Image Record ID
1295922
Digital filename
07vm014040
Classification Filing Number
700K
K823
2NTFM2
*.digitalonly
HART Image Order Number
220756
Date Added/Updated
2012-11-25 07:53:53

Ntadi Funerary Monument; 3/4 view of proper left

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Work Title
Ntadi Funerary Monument
View Title
3/4 view of proper left
Creator/Culture
Kongo
Site/Repository
Creation location: Unknown Site (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Media/Technique
stone
Subjects
Africa
Funerary sculpture
Monuments
Work Record ID
541891
Image Record ID
1295923
Digital filename
07vm014041
Classification Filing Number
700K
K823
2NTFM4
*.digitalonly
HART Image Order Number
220756
Date Added/Updated
2012-11-25 07:53:53

Ntadi Funerary Monument; Front view

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Work Title
Ntadi Funerary Monument
View Title
Front view
Creator/Culture
Kongo
Site/Repository
Creation location: Unknown Site (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Media/Technique
stone
Subjects
Africa
Funerary sculpture
Monuments
Work Record ID
541892
Image Record ID
1295924
Digital filename
07vm014042
Classification Filing Number
700K
K823
2NTFM5
*.digitalonly
HART Image Order Number
220756
Date Added/Updated
2012-11-25 07:53:54

Nkisi Nkonde Nail Figure; Fetish Figure; 3/4 of proper right; Creation date: 19th century

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Work Title
Nkisi Nkonde Nail Figure
Fetish Figure
View Title
3/4 of proper right
Creator/Culture
Kongo
Site/Repository
Creation location: Unknown Site (Democratic Republic of the Congo); Repository: Field Museum of Natural History (Chicago, Illinois, USA)
Period/Date
Creation date: 19th century
Media/Technique
wood, iron nails
Dimensions
height: 113 cm (44.49 inches)
Subjects
Africa
Figures (Representations)
Statues
Minkisi
Minkondi
Fetish Figures
Work Record ID
221163
Image Record ID
1295925
Digital filename
07vm014014
Classification Filing Number
700K
K823
2FFC 4b
*.digitalonly
HART Image Order Number
220756
Date Added/Updated
2012-11-25 07:53:52

Ntadi Funerary Monument; 3/4 view of proper left

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Work Title
Ntadi Funerary Monument
View Title
3/4 view of proper left
Creator/Culture
Kongo
Site/Repository
Creation location: Unknown Site (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Media/Technique
stone
Dimensions
height: 15.25 inches (38.74 cm)
Subjects
Africa
Funerary sculpture
Monuments
Work Record ID
541890
Image Record ID
1295926
Digital filename
07vm014001
Classification Filing Number
700K
K823
2NTFM3
*.digitalonly
HART Image Order Number
220756
Date Added/Updated
2012-11-25 07:53:51
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Cushion Cover; Textile; Creation date: Early 17th century

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Work Title
Cushion Cover
Textile
Creator/Culture
Kongo
Site/Repository
Repository: Pitt Rivers Museum (Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom)
Period/Date
Creation date: Early 17th century
Media/Technique
raffia, pigment
Dimensions
24x47 cm (9.45x18.5 inches)
Subjects
Africa
Cushions
Covers (Overlying objects)
Textiles
Work Record ID
221215
Image Record ID
1295927
Digital filename
07vm079525
Classification Filing Number
700K
K823
53RO 2
*.digitalonly
HART Image Order Number
220756
Date Added/Updated
2012-11-25 07:53:57

Nkisi Nkonde Nail Figure; Fetish Figure; Creation date: 19th century

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Work Title
Nkisi Nkonde Nail Figure
Fetish Figure
Creator/Culture
Kongo
Site/Repository
Creation location: Unknown Site (Democratic Republic of the Congo); Repository: Field Museum of Natural History (Chicago, Illinois, USA)
Period/Date
Creation date: 19th century
Media/Technique
wood, iron nails
Dimensions
height: 113 cm (44.49 inches)
Subjects
Africa
Figures (Representations)
Statues
Minkisi
Minkondi
Fetish Figures
Work Record ID
221163
Image Record ID
1305804
Digital filename
07d113323
Classification Filing Number
700K
K823
2FFC
*.digitalonly
HART Image Order Number
220041
Date Added/Updated
2012-11-25 05:33:57

Nail Shrine Figure

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Work Title
Nail Shrine Figure
Creator/Culture
Kongo
Site/Repository
Creation location: Democratic Republic of the Congo; Repository: Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale (Tervuren, Vlaams-Brabant, Flanders, Belgium)
Media/Technique
wood, nails, shell, knives (culinary tools)
Dimensions
height: 42 inches, height: 106.68 cm
Subjects
African, Art
Male figures
Standing figures
Work Record ID
550549
Image Record ID
1309391
Classification Filing Number
700K
K823
2NSF 2b
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