Carrying a magical charge (bilongo) housed in a closed receptacle, this African fetish perched on a dog constitutes a Nksi ritual sculpture to which multiple virtues were attributed. Satin brown patina, erosions and desiccation cracks. The Vili, the Lâri, the Sûndi, the Woyo, the Bembé, the Bwende, the Yombé and the Kôngo formed the Kôngo group, led by king ntotela . Their kingdom reached its peak in the 16th century with the trade in ivory, copper and the slave trade. With the same beliefs and traditions, they produced statuary with codified gestures in relation to their vision of the world. Present along the Gabonese coast, the Vili broke away from the Kongo kingdom in the 16th century and the Loango kingdom became a powerful state. Now mostly urbanized, they still integrate traditional associations, depending on the cult of ancestors such as Mbouiti or Bieri. Lit. “The Kongo gesture” ed. Dapper Museum.
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