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1919.01.1263 :: skulptur, figur

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Träskulptur med bilongobehållare (kraftbärande substans) på huvud och mage. Skulpturen bär spår av den röda nkula-färgen vilken bär på symbolik.

Nkisi Nduda vilket detta föremål är, består av små skulpturer och nzamba-stickade nätkassar med bilongo/medicin laddat med krut för att skjuta förbikommande bandoki (utövare av ond magisk kraft). Nkisi Nduda placeras högt i huset eller utomhus så att bandoki kan skjutas. Under förfärdigandet av nkisin måste en get eller en höna slaktas och dess blod droppas ner i nkisin. Som beskrivits ovan skyddar Nkisi Nduda sin ägare och likaledes nganga och dennes familj mot kindoki.

Laman, 1962:150-151.

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