The Fralin Museum of Art - Community Protective Figure (Power Figure) (minkishi or nkisi or nkishi)

20th century
Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo

Congolese Artist (Zairean)

20th century CE

Wood, brass, copper nails, reptile skin, cowrie shells animal horn, leather, and horn, 24 x 7 1/2 x 7 in.

Gift of Theodore E. Bratrud, Jr., 1982.26.2

Object Type: Sculpture

3D Model: priority 5

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Exhibition List

This object was included in the following exhibitions:

Images of Ancestors: Ties that Bind The Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia , 2/3/1995 - 8/13/1995
Masterpieces of African Art: Selections from the Collection The Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia , 3/18/2003 - 5/4/2003
The Museum: Conditions and Spaces The Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia , 8/27/2004 - 10/17/2004
Works from the Permanent Collection 2008 , 9/11/2008 - 12/28/2008
African Art: Beyond the Modernist Lens The Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia , 8/14/2010 - 12/23/2010
Object Study Gallery, 2011a , 1/1/2011 - 12/31/2011
Object Study Gallery, 2011b The Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia , 2/25/2011 - 00/00/00
Object Study Gallery, 2012 , 1/1/2012 - 12/31/2012
Object Study Gallery, 2013 , 1/1/2013 - 12/31/2013
Object Study Gallery, Fall 2022 Selections The Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia , 8/27/2022 - 12/31/2022
Object Study Gallery, Spring 2023 Selections The Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia , 2/4/2023 - 8/6/2023