Community Power Figure: Male (Nkisi)
Object type: Male figure
Department: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Culture: Songye peoples
Date: 19th–20th century
Medium: Wood, copper, brass, iron, fiber, snakeskin, leather, fur, feathers, mud, resin
Dimensions: H. 39 × W. 10 1/2 × D. 11 in. (99.1 × 26.7 × 27.9 cm)
Classification: Wood-Sculpture
Geography:     Democratic Republic of the Congo  
Credit line: Purchase, Mrs. Charles Engelhard and Mary R. Morgan Gifts and Rogers Fund, 1978
Accession year: 1978
Tags: Men|Ritual Objects