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Power Figure (Nkisi): Kneeling Male
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Wood cloth traces applied organic matter bone resin, Kongo peoples
The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection Gift of Nelson A. Rockefeller 1969
Title: Power Figure (Nkisi): Kneeling Male
Description:
Wood cloth traces applied organic matter bone resin, Kongo peoples.
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