dec 18, 1880 - Power figure (Nkisi n’kondi)
Description:
Late 19th Century CEWood and metal
Kongo Peoples (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
36” x 18 ½” x 14 ¼”
• Central beliefs of Kongo people are sacred medicines and divine protection
• Ne Kongo- great god, brought first nkisi down from heavens in earthenware
• Nkisi- spirit
• N'kondi- hunter
Represented as container of sacred substances activated dby supernatural forces that can be summoned into the physical world
Added to timeline:
Date:
dec 18, 1880
Now
~ 145 years ago