mar 11, 1760 - Ndop

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portrait figure of King Mishe miShyaang maMbul
wood
Kuba peoples, democratic republic of the congo
meant to "preserve one's accomplishments", so this Ndop recorded this king's reign
ibol= like a logo or emblem chosen by the nyim,
this king's ibol is a drum plus a severed hand
Nyim= king
KUBA were renowned for a dynamic legacy
1 to 3 proportion, head is emphasized as is was considered the seat of intellegence

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