Pot
- Description
- The pot contains shells embedded in resin. Fibre strings tied around the neck hold bunches of shells and bones. The contents of the pot may contain medicines to act against harmful forces. Collected before 1889.
- Accession Loan No.
- 9/1889/56
- Collection Class
- Religion and magic
- Common Name
- pot
- Simple Name
- nkisi pot
- Full Name
- nkisi pot
- Dimensions
- whole height 62.5 mm; whole depth 70 mm; whole W 82 mm
- Cultural Group
- Bakongo
- Production Town
- Loango
- Production County
- Lower Congo River
- Production Country
- Congo, Democratic Republic of
- Production Area Region
- Central Africa
- Production Continent
- Africa
- Family Group
- Material
- pottery; shells; resin; fibre; bone
- Function Name
- religion
- Collection Area Region
- CENT
- Collection Continent
- Africa
