These minkisi are wooden figures representing a human or animal, such as a dog (nkisi kozo) carved under the divine authority and in consultation with an nganga or spiritual specialist who …

They also affected the upper body. Head, neck, and chest pains were said to be caused by these nkisi figures. Some figures were in the form of animals. Most often these were dogs (kozo). …

This male figure riding a dog contains empowering medicine placed within by a priest or nganga. The sculptural element was produced by a skilled carver from a single piece of wood. The …

This power figure probably represents a dog. In Vili and other communities in central Africa, dogs live in villages and hunt in forests. Thus, they were thought to move freely between the worlds …

Title: Male Power Figure (Nkisi) Artist: Kongo artist and nganga. Date: late19th–mid-20th century. Geography: Democratic Republic of the Congo. Culture: Kongo. Medium: Wood, pigment, …

Carved wooden figure of two-headed dog, covered over the torso with inserted pieces of iron nails, other inclusions comprise wire (iron), resin (?), vegetable fibre, horn (?), and bone (?).

2006年7月23日 · Kozo, a dog-form nkisi (object that invokes the spirits), helped a diviner track witches. It was often grouped with a specific type of nkisi, an nkisi nkondi, "the hunter." The …

Kongo carvers produced wooden carvings (minkisi, singular: nkisi) in human form, which were used in rituals to solve problems or to gain wealth, and also in the form of animals, particularly...

Power Figure of a Dog (nkisi or nkisi mbwa), late 19th century Wood, paint, mirror, glass, leather, and reed. 7 ¾ × 3 ¼ × 6 ¾ in. (19.7 × 8.3 × 17.1 cm)

Minkisi (singular nkisi), often referred to in English as “power figures,” were made by Kongo people, such as the Yombe, residing in the area now known as the Democratic Republic of …