Anthropomorphic sculpture Kongo, commemorative portrait of figurative type, the bust of which carries a magical charge with protective or therapeutic purposes. The seated posture is that of chiefs and notables. The mouth reveals filed teeth, the look indicates the subject's ability to discern occult things. Glossy dark patina. Desiccation cracks, metal staple. A clan of the Kongo group, the Yombe are established on the west African coast, in the southwest of the Republic of Congo and in Angola. Their statuary includes remarkable maternity wards. The nganga, sorcerers but also healers, were in charge of religious activities and mediation towards the God called Nzambi through this type of figures, most often Dedicated anthropomorphic tribal sculptures, called minkisi.
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