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Figura poderosa de mangaaka

ca. 1880–1900
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 344
El nkisi n’kondi del África Central es un tipo de escultura muy extendido en el arte africano. Las figuras poderosas, concebidas para albergar fuerzas místicas, eran creaciones colaborativas de los escultores y de los especialistas en rituales kongo. Daban fe del juramento de promesas y de la firma de pactos, y simbolizaban la erradicación del mal. La figura masculina aquí ilustrada se identifica con mangaaka, la fuerza primordial de la jurisprudencia; se atribuye al taller de un maestro activo en la costa del Congo y Angola a finales del siglo XIX. Los diversos metales clavados en su amplio torso dan fe de su función como testigo y guardián de asuntos de vital importancia para la comunidad.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: Figura poderosa de mangaaka
  • Fecha: Mediados o finales del siglo XIX
  • Geografía: República Democrática del Congo, región del río Chiloango
  • Cultura: Etnia kongo
  • Material: Madera, pintura, metal, resina, cerámica
  • Dimensiones: a. 118 cm
  • Crédito: Compra, donaciones de Lila Acheson Wallace, Dres. Daniel y Marian Malcolm, Laura G. y James J. Ross, Jeffrey B. Soref, familia de Robert T. Wall, Dr. Sidney G. Clyman y Sra., y Steven Kossak, 2008
  • Número de inventario: 2008.3
  • Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing

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