Nkisi Figure / Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Bwende
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.190
- Title
- Nkisi Figure
- Artist Nationality
- Congolese
- Medium and Support
- wood, porcelain chips
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1870
- 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
- 20.1 cm x 8 cm x 7 cm (7 15/16 in. x 3 1/8 in. x 2 3/4 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Wood and Woodcarving
- Primary Object Type
- ritual figure
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Record
- 2005/1.190
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2005-sl-1.190/2005_1_190.jpg
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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-1.190/2005_1_190.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.
