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Kneeling Male Power Figure (Nkondi)
Kneeling Male Power Figure (Nkondi)

Kneeling Male Power Figure (Nkondi)

Maker Congolese
Maker Kongo
Object number54.47
Provenance[Carlebach Gallery, New York]; purchased from gallery by Seattle Art Museum (Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection), 1954
Exhibition HistorySan Francisco, California, M. H. de Young Memorial Museum, Kongo Power Figures, November 15, 1989 - January 21, 1990
Credit LineGift of Mr. Allan Gerdau
Dimensions8 7/16 x 3 1/2 x 2 11/16 in. (21.5 x 8.9 x 6.8 cm)
MediumStained wood
Standing figure (Nkondi)
Standing figure (Nkondi)
Congolese
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Sierra Leone
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Photo: Elizabeth Mann
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Cote d'Ivoire
early-mid 20th century
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Photo: Paul Macapia
Magic Wand (Tunggal Panaluan)
Indonesian
Object number: 53.93
Photo: Paul Macapia
Model of a Dutchman with Game
Japanese
ca. 1780
Object number: 91.162
Image Not Available for Walnut Model of Kanzan and Jittoku Sleeping
Walnut Model of Kanzan and Jittoku Sleeping
Japanese
ca. 1840
Object number: 91.192
Kyogen Mask for Daikoku, a comedy character
Kyogen Mask for Daikoku, a comedy character
Takaragi Kichikimara
18th century
Object number: 51.212
Male harp
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Congolese
Object number: 81.17.882.2
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Congolese
Object number: 2001.48
Tobacco Mortar: Male Crouching Beneath Vessel
Tobacco Mortar: Male Crouching Beneath Vessel
Congolese
Object number: 52.100
Image Not Available for Male puppet with moveable arms and legs
Male puppet with moveable arms and legs
Congolese
Late 19th-early 20th century
Object number: 97.61
Fetish figure with magic bundle on body
Fetish figure with magic bundle on body
Congolese
Object number: 68.53