Nkisi Nduda
Origin: Democratic Republic of Congo
Tribe: Kongo
Date:

before 1893

The feathers attached to the headdress of this figure shows that it was associated with violence from "above." The animal skins are most likely jackal, which would have served as the owner's personal talisman. The owner would know if the figure was working or trying to communicate with him when he saw the jackal in his dreams.

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