Vintage Bakongo Nkondi Nail Fetish Cockroach Vintage Statue Depicting Sejen

Vintage Statue Depicting Sejen

The vocabulary of nkondi has connections with Kongo conceptions of witchcraft which are anchored in the belief that it is possible for humans to enroll spiritual forces to inflict harm on others through cursing them or causing them to have misfortune

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Vintage Bakongo Nkondi Nail Fetish Cockroach Vintage Statue Depicting SejenVintage Hand Carved Wood Nail Fetish Figure Bakongo, Congo Stands 26 3 4" Tall Nkondi are a Type of Totem Used to Imbue spirits. These Figures Were Often Used to Curse Others, but Were Also Used to Punish Wrongdoers and to Heal the Sick. From Wikipedia: The primary function of a nkondi is to be the home of a spirit which can travel out from its base, hunt down and harm other people. Many nkondi were publicly held and were used to affirm oaths, or to