Kongolese Power Figures

Which image best represents Kongolese Power Figures

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Who actives the power figures?

• The Community

• Spiritual Pracitioner

• A Priest

• The Individual who has the figure

What is another name for Kongolese Power Figures?

• Nkisi/Minkisi

• Yombe

• Nkondi

• Mambu

True or False Kongolese Power Figures have healing powers?

• True

• False

What's another name of the spiritual healers

• Sundi

• Mangaaka

• Nganga

• Nkisi

Where are the healing properties placed?

• Head

• Belly

• Hands

• Feet

What is the purpose of the nails?

• Deterrants to crime

• For fashion

• Covenant sealing

• Records of vital commitments

How do people use the power figures to cause others harm?

• They perform ritualistic voodoo

• They go to harm the person themselves

• They pay a fee to the spiritual healer to strike the figure

• They pray to the power figure to bring harm to that person

What does the cross symbolize

• Symbol of faith

• just for design

• Represents the healing properties

• Symbolizes the meeting point of two worlds

Do the Nkisi Nkondi usually look like humans and animals?

• True

• False