
Nkisi nkonde mungundu statue (Yombe) - EO.0.0.22436
3rd quarter of the 19th century. Wood (Canarium schweinfurthii). RD Congo. Registered in 1919. Former collection of Kangu Scheut missionaries. Collected in 1915.
The legs of this large nkisi had been damaged. For aesthetic, rather than ritual reasons, a local sculptor gave the statue a new pair of limbs.
Much care was taken to keep this nkisi nkonde intact. This may be because some of these prestigious, costly objects were owned by chiefs and contributed to their reputation.