Power figure of Nkisi from Congo, where a nail is driven into the object each time its power is activated by the healer or ritual specialist (mganga) who used it: Loan 3021.3

Current Location: In storage

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Power figure of Nkisi from Congo, where a nail is driven into the object each time its power is activated by the healer or ritual specialist (mganga) who used it

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Description

Power figure of Nkisi from Congo, where a nail is driven into the object each time its power is activated by the healer or ritual specialist (mganga) who used it

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Loan (2019-10-01) by Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Cambridge

Related exhibitions

The Human Touch: Making Art, Leaving Traces

Identification numbers

Accession number: Loan 3021.3
Primary reference Number: 240241
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Audit data

Created: Thursday 13 February 2020 Updated: Monday 16 August 2021

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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            The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Power figure of Nkisi from Congo, where a nail is driven into the object each time its power is activated by the healer or ritual specialist (mganga) who used it" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/240241 Accessed: 2024-04-26 09:39:56

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            University of Cambridge}}