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单词 Minkisi
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Nkisi

(重定向自Minkisi)
A male nkisi of the Songye in the collection of the Birmingham Museum of Art
Nkisi figure, from the collection of the Brooklyn Museum
Male Nkisi Figure with Strips of Hide, from the collection of the Brooklyn Museum
Chained Nkisi figures, from the collection of the Brooklyn Museum

Nkisi or Nkishi (plural varies: minkisi, zinkisi, or nkisi) are spirits, or an object that a spirit inhabits. It is frequently applied to a variety of objects used throughout the Congo Basin in Central Africa that are believed to contain spiritual powers or spirits. The term and its concept have passed with the Atlantic slave trade to the Americas.

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