What: Exhibition of more than 160 art works and artifacts tracing the influence of Kongo culture across five centuries to Europe and the Americas When: Through March 23, 2014; museum hours are 11 ...

Dina Ekanga is a Congolese artist who uses nails to create images on board. She was inspired by the Nkisi Nkondi sculptures of the Kongo people, which often show nails embedded into wooden figures.

Consider the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s 19th-century “Power Figure” (in full: “Nkisi N’Kondi: Mangaaka”), created by the Kongo people. St.

Nkinsi Nkondi project emerged from a trip to Paris, France. During a visit to the Quai Branly Museum, choreographer Byb Bibene discovered a nkisi nkondi statue from the Kongo people of central Africa.