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Statuette of the magician Nkisi. Congo, Kingdom of Loango, before 1892. The figure has an opening in the belly closed by a piece of glass. Such nail fetishes serve to deal with problems encounted by society after having been activated by the divine. Each nail corresponds to a demand for a resolution of a problem. Wood, glass, kaolin, red ochre, cotton, string, organic materials, 35 x 14,7 x 14,2 cm, 856 g. 71.1892.62.12.
Location
Musée du Quai Branly - Jacques Chirac/Paris/France
Unique Identifier
ART514937
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
1488px × 2240px
Photo Credit
© musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / Art Resource, NY
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19th century CE
Congolese cultures
Fetish
Figure, Sculpture
Nail