Nkisi Figure / African, Congo (Zaire), Vili
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Record Details
- 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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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Record
- 2005/1.180
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2005-sl-1.180/2005_1_180.jpg
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"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 May 04, 2024.