Male Figure (Nkisi)
Peut-on la voir ?
Oui, exposée actuellement
Où est « Male Figure (Nkisi) » aujourd’hui ? Cleveland Museum of Art, 108A African, Cleveland. Oui, exposée actuellement. Vérifié 29 septembre 2026.
Présentée au public.
- Vérifié
- Dans cet état depuis
- Source
- Le musée
À propos de la sculpture
Nkisi is an object that is believed to host an ancestral spirit. Unusual among these figures, this nkisi figure is missing its nduda, “night guns.” These guns would be filled with gunpowder functioning as defense against witches or misfortune. Unless its guns were lost during the course of its life history, this nkisi may instead be an example of a more general type called mpanzu, whose functions included protection.
Cleveland Museum of Art
Notice
- Numéro d’inventaire
- 2010.433
Au catalogue
Sources
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Image : Cleveland Museum of Art — Museum open access
