In this audio tour, hear experts explore masterpieces of decorative arts and devotional sculpture of Central Africa's Kongo civilization, spanning five hundred years of history and culture.
Power Figure (Nkisi N'Kondi: Mangaaka), 19th century, inventoried 1898. Kongo peoples; Yombe group, Chiloango River region, Cabinda, Angola. Wood, iron, resin, ceramic, plant fiber, textile, cowrie shell, animal hide and hair, pigment; H. 46 1/2 in. (118 cm), W. 18 1/8 in. (46 cm), D. 13 3/4 in. (35 cm). Manchester Museum, University of Manchester (0.9321/1)