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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Taupou, post: 594835, member: 45&quot;]It&#039;s a tourist souvenir, a take-off of a <i>n&#039;kisi</i> figure from the Congo Basin of central Africa.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The old, authentic pieces had the hollow filled with spiritually-charged objects or substances, used to harness the spirits of the dead.&nbsp; They were used to aid in communication with the dead, for healing, and many other purposes.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The Bakongo and Songye are probably the main cultures associated with the practice, but this may well have been made by someone else.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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