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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Power Figure
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Power Figure

Maker Teke Artist
Datec. 1890
Made/manufacturedRepublic of the Congo, Africa
MediumWood
Dimensions14 1/2 x 3 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. (36.8 x 8.3 x 8.9 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of the May Company
Object numberS-68-8
Collections
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Teke janus power figure (nkisi)
Teke Artist
20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Power Figure (nkisi or phuungu)
Yaka Artist
20th Century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Power Figure (nkisi, phuungu)
Yaka Artist
undated
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Fertility Figure (akua'ba)
Asante Artist
20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Maternity figure (phemba)
Kongo Artist
20th Century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Female shrine figure (alusi)
Igbo Artist
undated
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Antelope Shrine Figure
Edo Artist
Early 20th Century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Female Shrine Figure (alusi)
Igbo Artist
undated
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Fowl Shrine Figure
Edo Artist
undated
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Ram Shrine Figure (uhumwelao)
Edo Artist
20th Century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Female twin figure (ere ibeji)
Yoruba Artist
undated
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Male Ancestral Figure
Beembe Artist
20th century

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