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Male Power Figure (Nkishi)
Obverse
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Male Power Figure (Nkishi)

Culture
Date19th century
MediumWood, horn, iron, brass tacks, glass beads, raffia, cloth, fiber, tukula, symbolic substances
Dimensions22 1/18 4 1/4 x 3 3/4 inches (56 x 10.9 x 9.5 cm)
Height with base: 23 3/4 inches
Base (W x D): 5 x 5 1/8 inches
Classifications26-Sculpture-Africa and Oceania
Credit LineGift of Dianne Komminsk in memory of LaVerne Shone
Object number2007.114
On View
On view
Obverse
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Songye people
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Obverse
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Songye people
19th century
Image from catalog
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Image version from "Selected Works from The Dayton Art Institute Permanent Collection" publishe…
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"Power shovel at work on roadway at Norris Dam site on the Clinch River. The steep hillsides are characteristic of the general topography of the region.", 10/30/1933
"Power shovel at work on roadway at Norris Dam site on the Clinch River. The steep hillsides are characteristic of the general topography of the region.", 10/30/1933
Lewis Wickes Hine
1933-1935