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Nkisi nkondi (Nail and blade oath-taking figure)
19th century
Kongo
- Culture
- Kongo
- Title
- Nkisi nkondi (Nail and blade oath-taking figure)
- Date
- 19th century
- Place of Creation
- Congo, République Démocratique du
- Object Type
- Sculpture
- Medium
- Wood, metal, glass, textile, pigment, rawhide, vegetable fiber, feathers, porcupine quills, tusk
- Dimensions
- 33 7/8 x 12 5/8 x 9 3/4 in., (86 x 32 x 24.75 cm,)
- Credit Line
- Museum purchase, gift of Mrs. Paul L. Wattis and the Fine Arts Museums Acquisition Fund
- Accession Number
- 1986.16.1
