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Power Figure (Nkishi), Songye, late 19th or early 20th century (wood, hide, fur, fabric, feathers,...

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TBM695447
Image title
Power Figure (Nkishi), Songye, late 19th or early 20th century (wood, hide, fur, fabric, feathers, pigment)
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African School / African
Location
Brooklyn Museum, New York, USA
Medium
wood, hide, fur, fabric, feathers, pigment
Dimensions
top of head to base:15.9 overall:33 cms
Image description

Wooden fetish figure, covered from the neck down with hide, fur, rope, and knotted fabric. On face, only the nose, mouth and chin are indicated. Feathers emerge from top of head- beige, brown, and black colors. Traces of red pigment on head and on much of body covering. CONDITION: Small opening in center of forehead. Check on right side of head. Small bits of white cotton on body covering is very dry with caking throughout.

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Photo © Brooklyn Museum / Gift of Gaston T. de Havenon / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords
19th century / 20th century / wood (material) / material / tanganyika province / figure / african / wooden / feathers / woodcarving / seated / democratic republic of the congo
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Largest available format 3648 × 4704 px 2 MB
Dimension [pixels] Dimension in 300dpi [mm] File size [MB]
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Medium 794 × 1024 px 67 × 87 mm 544 KB

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