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Kongo Power Figure (Nkisi N'Kondi: Mangaaka), Second half of 19th century
Democratic Republic of Congo or Angola; Kongo
Wood, paint, metal, resin, ceramic; H: 46 7/16 in. (118 cm) Weight: 53 lbs. (24kg)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace, Drs. Daniel and Marian Malcolm, Laura G. and James J. Ross, Jeffrey B. Soref, The Robert T. Wall Family, Dr. and Mrs. Sidney G. Clyman, and Steven Kossak Gifts, 2008 (2008.30)

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