id:			168726
accession number:	2010.432
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2010.432
updated:		2025-08-08 02:14:14.223000

Male figure (nkisi nkondi), late 1800s-early 1900s. Democratic Republic of Congo or Cabinda (Angola), Kongo artist and nganga (priest). Wood, metalized glass, iron, organic material, ivory or plastic, and natural fiber; overall: 46 x 25.7 x 19.2 cm (18 1/8 x 10 1/8 x 7 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, René and Odette Delenne Collection, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 2010.432

title:				Male figure (nkisi nkondi)
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creation date:			late 1800s-early 1900s
creation date earliest:		1880
creation date latest:		1920
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creditline:			René and Odette Delenne Collection, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund
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culture:	Democratic Republic of Congo or Cabinda (Angola), Kongo artist and nganga (priest)
technique:	Wood, metalized glass, iron, organic material, ivory or plastic, and natural fiber
department:	African Art
collection:	African Art
type:		Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 46 x 25.7 x 19.2 cm (18 1/8 x 10 1/8 x 7 9/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Fragments of the Invisible: The René and Odette Delenne Collection of Congo Sculpture
	opening date:   2013-10-27T00:00:00
	<i>Fragments of the Invisible: The René and Odette Delenne Collection of Congo Sculpture</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 27, 2013-February 9, 2014).

	title:		Currents and Constellations: Black Art in Focus
	opening date:   2022-02-20T05:00:00
	<i>Currents and Constellations: Black Art in Focus</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 20-June 26, 2022).

	title:		Julie Mehretu: Portals
	opening date:   2022-07-16T04:00:00
	<i>Julie Mehretu: Portals</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 16-November 13, 2022).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Jean Willy Mestach [1926-2014], Brussels, Belgium, sold to René and Odette Delenne
	date: ?–1962
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	René [1901–1998] and Odette Delenne [1925–2012], Brussels, Belgium, 2010, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: 1962–2010
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2010–
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Petridis, Constantine, et al. <em>Fragments of the Invisible</em>: <em>The René and Odette Delenne Collection of Congo Sculpture.</em> Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art. Milan: 5 Continents Editions, 2013, 23, 51, 96.
	page number: 	Mentioned: pp. 23, 46-47, 113; reproduced: pp. 51, 96, cat. 12
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	Smith, Fred T., Judith Perani, Joseph L. Underwood, and Martha J. Ehrlich. The Visual Arts of Africa : Gender, Power, and Life Cycle Rituals. Second edition. New York: Oxford University Press, 2022.
	page number: 	Mentioned and reproduced: p. 252, no. 9.2
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