Power Figure: Male Riding Dog (Nkisi)
Object type: Male figure
Department: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Culture: Kongo peoples
Date: 19th–20th century
Medium: Wood, resin, glass, pigment
Dimensions: H. 12 15/16 x W. 4 3/4 x D. 6 in. (32.9 x 12.1 x 15.2 cm)
Classification: Wood-Sculpture
Geography:     Democratic Republic of the Congo  
Credit line: The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Purchase, Nelson A. Rockefeller Gift, 1966
Accession year: 1978
Tags: Men|Dogs