Maternity
The figure of motherhood is one of the oldest and most representative in Africa.
MTR-21
Kongo-Yombe
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The Nkissi of the Yombe have the headdress in peak, with geometric drawings and shoulders with scarifications. The Yombe Since time immemorial they have practiced the art of artistic scarification on the basis of perfect geometric drawings that are not only a feminine ornament but a sign of identity that indicates the social rank, ethnicity or family situation in villages in which the written culture did not exist. Scarifications that had a dual function, religious and medicinal.
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Nkissi
The Nkissi statues of the Kongolike all Nkissi, they are protective figures that acquire their strength and power after being loaded by…
MYA-21
Nikissi
The statues Nkissi of the Kongolike all the Nkissi, are protective figures that acquire their strength and power after being charged by…
FET-46
Maternity
Former ancestor figure under the appearance of a mother sitting breastfeeding her child.
MTR-36
Pfemba O Phemba Pipa maternity
They are small maternity homes, which do not usually go beyond 30 centimeters, in which the mother sitting has her child on…
PDR-2
Ancestor
Figure of ancestor Kongo In an explanatory attitude, his index finger of the right hand is pointing forward as wanting to indicate…
EMS-113
Ndunga De Adivino mask
The Kongo have produced numerous types of masks that perform different functions.
MFANT-187
Nkissi Arm Lifted
The statues Minkissi ( sing.: Nkissi) of the Kongolike all the Nkissi, are protective figures that acquire their strength and power after…
FET-78
Fetiche Nkissi
Nkissi or rather Minkissi, which is its plural, is a word "kongo" to indicate this type of magic statuettes that carry in…
FET-79
Fetish Nkissi, Painted Face
Nkissi or rather Minkissi, which is its plural, is a word "kongo" to indicate this type of magic statuettes that carry in…
FET-83
