Monday, February 2, 2009

Kongo Nail Figure (nkisi n'kondi)


Mangaaka Power Figure: A comparable Nkisi Nkondi at the Metropolitan Museum (with a good explanation)
An article on the ritual use of the Mangaaka Figure

And another example at the Metropolitan Museum

Six different ones at the Brooklyn Museum

And a dog-form one at the World Museum in Liverpool

Be ready to answer the questions -- especially "what is it for?"