African Wood Figures African Figures Carved Power Figure Nkisi N'kondi-G1560

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which was then imbued with energy by a second specialist known as the nganga. The nganga applied bilongo, a blend of animal, plant, and mineral ingredients, to specific areas of the figure to create the nkisi, or power figure. One of the resulting creations was the nkisi nkondi, a hardware-laden nkisi.