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Individuals known as 'banganga' work as healers
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Dimensions: 24 x 15 x 7 cm
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Subtle scarifications can be seen on the side of the head
Bijzondere, antieke Nkisi Mangaaka uit Congo rozenwater Individuals known as 'banganga' workMeaning A Nkisi is a spirit or an object inhabited by a spirit. Communication with ancestors and belief in the efficacy of their powers are closely linked to the minkisi (plural for Nkisi) in the tradition of the Congo people. Individuals known as 'banganga' work as healers, sorcerers and intercessors who protect the living from black magic and provide them with remedies for diseases. They do this, among other things, by making minkisi. Others are
