Kongo / Yombe Nkisi Power Figure Chewing Munkwisa Root, DRC / Zaire #299 green serpentine with minor paint loss and

with minor paint loss and some bending

Amethyst Point/Labradorite Pendant

The larger and more sought after "Akoso" beads have double "U" shaped criss-cross patterns

ISBN-10: 2909242064

Kongo / Yombe Nkisi Power Figure Chewing Munkwisa Root, DRC / Zaire #299 green serpentine with minor paint loss andKongo Yombe Nkisi Power Figure Chewing Munkwisa Root, DRC Zaire #299 A carved wooden Figure shown chewing on the root of a Hallucinogenic Plant named Munkwisa. A number of Kongo Power Objects show the Figure chewing on a root. This is an action that appears on numerous depictions of Monarchs and Chiefs, and indicates a form of Impartial Justice aided by the Munkwiza Root (Costus Lucanusianus) that could Detect Witches and Defy Death. It was an