WorksheetsKongolese Power Figures
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which image best represents Kongolese Power Figures
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
