French collection of African art. The Solongo cultures of Angola and Yombé were largely influenced by the Kongo kingdom from which they borrowed naturalistic statuary and religious rites, in particular by means of sculpted nkondo nkisi fetishes. African statuette evoking the mythical ancestor which is linked to fertility cults. Shiny red-brown patina. Very slight abrasions. The Vili, the Lâri, the Sûndi, the Woyo, the Bembé, the Bwende, the Yombé and the Kôngo constituted the Kôngo group, led by the ntotela king. 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. Ref. : “Maternity in black African art” Massa; “Tribal Art of Black Africa” Bacquart.
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