Kongo: Power and Majesty
At The Met Fifth Avenue
September 18, 2015–January 3, 2016
In this audio tour, hear experts explore masterpieces of decorative arts and devotional sculpture of Central Africa's Kongo civilization, spanning five hundred years of history and culture.
Power Figure (Nkisi N'Kondi: Mangaaka), 19th century, inventoried 1898. Kongo peoples; Yombe group, Chiloango River region, Cabinda, Angola. Wood, iron, resin, ceramic, plant fiber, textile, cowrie shell, animal hide and hair, pigment; H. 46 1/2 in. (118 cm), W. 18 1/8 in. (46 cm), D. 13 3/4 in. (35 cm). Manchester Museum, University of Manchester (0.9321/1)
