'Nikisi' Power Figure with Four Heads

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

'Nikisi' Power Figure with Four Heads: Standing four-headed human figure with cloth packets nailed to the body and bound around with twine and with two nail-covered animal forms at the feet
'Nikisi' Power Figure with Four Heads

Standing four-headed human figure with cloth packets nailed to the body and bound around with twine and with two nail-covered animal forms at the feet

Name/Title

'Nikisi' Power Figure with Four Heads

Entry/Object ID

2019.Br.101

Description

Standing four-headed human figure with cloth bundles nailed to the body and bound around with twine and with two nail-covered animal forms at the feet

Collection

Dr. E.D.(Butch) & Judy Brodie African Art Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Kongo People

Attribution

Attributed to

Role

Maker

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

Democratic Republic of Congo

Continent

Africa

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

Democratic Republic of Congo

Continent

Africa

Culture/Tribe

Kongo People
Bantu ethnic group

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Sculpture

Search Terms

Faces, nails, dog, rope, package

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Sculpture

Class

Magic

Category

Sculpture

Dimensions

Height

45-11/16 in

Width

13-13/16 in

Material

Wood, Pigment, Fabric, Plant Fiber, Metal