Male Figure (Nkisi)
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Waar is „Male Figure (Nkisi)” nu? Cleveland Museum of Art, 108A African, Cleveland. Ja, nu te zien. Gecontroleerd 29 september 2026.
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Over de sculptuur
Nkisi is often associated with the word spirit, as these figures are believed to host a variety ancestral spirits. With an intact mirror-covered stomach cavity, this figure was not decommissioned before sale or disposal, deeming its particular powers sustained. The cloth knots and carvings suggest that it was used to bind agreements or oaths, and to reconcile social and cosmological contradictions.
Cleveland Museum of Art
Gegevens
- Inventarisnummer
- 2010.434
In de catalogus
Bronnen
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Afbeelding: Cleveland Museum of Art — Museum open access
