Figure of a Standing Male (Nkisi)

Kongo

Caption

Kongo. Figure of a Standing Male (Nkisi), late 19th–early 20th century. Wood, glass mirror, iron, hide, string, resin, 21 × 5 1/2 × 6 1/2 in. (53.3 × 14 × 16.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of David R. Markin, 71.179. Creative Commons-BY

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Culture

Kongo

Title

Figure of a Standing Male (Nkisi)

Date

late 19th–early 20th century

Geography

Possible place made: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Medium

Wood, glass mirror, iron, hide, string, resin

Classification

Sculpture

Dimensions

21 × 5 1/2 × 6 1/2 in. (53.3 × 14 × 16.5 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of David R. Markin

Accession Number

71.179

Rights

Creative Commons-BY

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