Nkisi Mangaaka Statue (power figure) late 19th Century, Maycombe, Kongo Central, RD Congo, (Yombe) Africa Museum, Brussels, Belgium, Wood.

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Size: 4667px × 7000px
Location: Congo
Photo credit: © Peter Horree / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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