Old African Art

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People of Color in European Art History
Black Woman Holding Beauty Implements, Egypt, 19th Dynasty; 1292-1187 B.C.E. Terracotta, 20 cm. Oxford, the Ashmolean Museum
Zangbeto
Africa | he Zangbeto is a traditional voodoo guardian of the night, originally created to scare the enemy away, now he will wander around the street to detect thieves and witches, and dispensing justice. We encountered him on the side of the road during our drive across the country. Legend tells that there are no humans under the costume, only spirits of the night. The zangbeto is revered by all, and has magical powers to scare witches. | ©Gret Howard
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Medicine figure (ritual) made of wood, iron, nails (iron), string, cloth, fibre, Democratic Republic of Congo
Hoodoo Magick Rootwork: The violent appearance of the nkondi #Nail #Fetish is attributed to the nails, spikes, and other iron elements driven into it. There are multiple suggestions as to why iron was driven into the nkondi in such a forceful manner. “At the turn of the century, nails driven into minkondi determined an accused person’s culpability. The suspect would be directed to remove the nail with his or her hands, and if he/she failed, this was interpreted as a sign of guilt."
NAIL FIGURE (Nkisi Nkondi) Yombe group, Kongo peoples, Shilango River area, Zaire, i9th century Wood, metal, raffia cloth, pigment, clay, resin, cowrie shell H. 44 1/2 in. (113 cm)
‘In the Most Desolate Places We Need the Most Beautiful Art’: Discussing ‘Kongo’ at the Met
Kongo peoples (Yombe group, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, or Cabinda, Angola), Mask, ca. 19th to early 20th century, wood and pigment. COURTESY THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART/STEVEN KOSSAK, THE KRONOS COLLECTIONS, NEW YORK
Spotlight on the collections | Royal Museum for Central Africa - Tervuren - Belgium
Africa | Power figure from the Yombe people of Mayombe, Bas-Congo, DR Congo | Wood, feather, pigment, vegetal fibre, nut, metals | ca. 1919
Nkisi (Power Figure) - African Collection
Nkisi (Power Figure) 19th century Vili people, Kongo culture Republic of the Congo, Gabon wood, mirror, iron, cloth, shells, raffia, string, feathers, resin 18½ in, without feathers 46.99 cm Arthur and Margaret Glasgow Fund 2000.5a-b VMFA Vili people, Kongo culture Nkisi (Power Figure)
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Baule Goli Janus Kple Kple Mask - Exquisite African Art
NAIL FIGURE (Nkisi Nkondi) Yombe group, Kongo peoples, Shilango River area, Zaire, i9th century Wood, metal, raffia cloth, pigment, clay, resin, cowrie shell H. 44 1/2 in. (113 cm)