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Dani tribe
The Bura people
Visible drilling
25 million square kilometers
attesting to its careful shaping and practical use over 7
Songye Power Figure (Nkisi) vodun Dani tribeSongye people, early to mid 20th century, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa Absolutely gorgeous and highly unusual Songye power figure, nkisi, carved from a single piece of wood and likely representing a female form. The entire bodylacking visible feetis enveloped in layers of raffia cloth (mpeko) and packed with sacred empowering substances (bishimba). Beneath the dense wrappings, the hands are probably bent and held against the