Minkisi that are shaped like fierce hunters, believed by the people of the Kongo to seek out and punish wrongdoers, are called:

A. nowo.
B. masjid.
C. muqarnas.
D. nkisi.
E. minkondi.


E
Minkondi start as plain carved figures, but materials are added to their surface to empower them.

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