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Nkishi (community power figure)
Songye artist and nganga (ritual specialist) · 19th–first half of 20th century
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Nkishi (community power figure). by Songye artist and nganga (ritual specialist). 19th–first half of 20th century. Wood, copper, brass, iron, fiber, snakeskin, leather, fur, feathers, mud, resin. The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing. Purchase, Mrs. Charles Engelhard and Mary R. Morgan Gifts and Rogers Fund, 1978
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