Nkishi Mihasi Figure / Artist Unknown, African, Luba People Democratic Republic of the Congo

About this Item

Accession Number: 2005/1.218
Title: Nkishi Mihasi Figure
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Luba People Democratic Republic of the Congo
Artist Nationality: Congolese
Medium and Support: wood
Object Creation Date: circa 1900
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: 21 cm x 6.4 cm x 6.4 cm (8 1/4 in. x 2 1/2 in. x 2 1/2 in.)
Century: late 19th - early 20th century
Primary Object Classification: Sculpture
Primary Object Type: figure
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 1698 x 2898
File Size: 94 KB
Record: 2005/1.218
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2005-sl-1.218/2005_1.218.jpg

In public portfolios: 2005 : No Image (166); Object study 4-11-2015 (14); Spirits embodied - Evan Maurer (54)

Manifest: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/i/image/api/manifest/musart:2005-SL-1.218:2005_1.218.JPG

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Full citation: "Nkishi Mihasi Figure; Artist Unknown, African, Luba People Democratic Republic of the Congo." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2005-sl-1.218/2005_1.218.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.