Nail and Blade Oath-Taking Image, Nkisi nkondi, Kongo, coastal Zaire, l9th century, wood, textile, bronze, twigs, glass, and horn. Museum purchase, gift of Mrs. Paul L. Wattis Fund, and The Fine Arts Museum Acquisition Fund. (1986.16.1)

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