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Kongo Power Figure Nkisi N´Kondi: Mangaaka

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C518WN

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31.1 MB (1.3 MB Compressed download)

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3820 x 2848 px | 32.3 x 24.1 cm | 12.7 x 9.5 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

18 June 2011

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Kongo Power Figure Nkisi N´Kondi: Mangaaka, Second half of 19th century, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Chiloango River region, Wood, paint, metal, resin, ceramic, H 46 7/16 in 118 cm, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City

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