dec 25, 1810 - Nkisi n’kondi (Power Figure)
Description:
Wood and metalKongo Peoples (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Brought first nkisi down from heaven in an earthenware vessel and sat it upon three stones or a termite mound
Nkisi = translated as spirit; plural minkisi
N’kondi = hunter
Represented as a container of sacred substances which are activated by supernatural forces that can be summoned into the physical world.
Added to timeline:
Date:
dec 25, 1810
Now
~ 215 years ago