Figure (nkisi nkozo)

The dog was a protector of the home and a hunter of witches. It also existed in both the world of the living and the dead.

Acquired by Dennett 1879 - 1889

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
9/1889/61
Category
Ethnography
Collection Class
Religion and magic
Collection Area Region
CENT
Material
woodcaneleathermetalglass
Common Name
figure (nkisi nkozo)
Simple Name
figure
Production Town
Vili
Production County
Lower Congo River
Production Country
Congo, Democratic Republic of
Production Year Low
1879
Production Year High
1889

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dog figure (nkisi nkozo)