What is the function of the nkisi nkonde figure?

a) It pursues wrongdoers at night and punishes them when nails are driven into it.
b) It is purely aesthetic.
c) It is a fertility idol.
d) It was made so that it could be stolen and exhibited in museums in Europe and the United States.


Answer: a

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