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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Teke janus power figure (nkisi)
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Teke janus power figure (nkisi)

Maker Teke Artist
Date20th century
Made/manufacturedDemocratic Republic of Congo
MediumWood, pigment
Dimensions10 1/4 × 3 7/8 × 3 in. (26 × 9.8 × 7.6 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Pat and Jack Nichelson Estate
Object number2019.24.4
Collections
DescriptionStanding male figure with large head, beaded, crested hairdo; torso is a cylinder with a carved center for medicines; slightly flexed knees; pigment and patina on h ead and legs, torso is raw wood suggesting it was covered or made to be covered.
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