Mangaaka Power Figure (nkisi nkondi) at the Metropolitan Museum of Art w/ a good article explaining its purpose
Another one, also at the Met, w/ more information
One called "Mavungu" at the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford -- also a good article describing this figure's history, purpose, features, and meaning.
Several more at the Brooklyn Museum
One in Dallas -- with another good article.
(If you read all these, plus the paragraph in the book, you'll know a great deal.)
Three at Home (one, two-headed dog form nkisi kozo)
One in the Met
Please be ready to answer the Key Questions for Information ("What is It?") and for the Key Questions for Discussion ("What Does it Mean?").
Q: Warren, does that mean there's going to be a quiz? A: Well, if people know can answer my first verbal questions with accuracy & confidence, then why bother? On the other hand . . .
