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Mangaaka, figure d'autorité

ca. 1880–1900
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 344
Le nkisi n’kondi d’Afrique centrale relève d’un genre artistique commun à tout le continent. Conçu pour concentrer des forces mystiques spécifiques, ce type de figure d’autorité était créé par un sculpteur en collaboration avec un spécialiste des rites du peuple kongo. Symbolisant l’éradication du mal, le nkisi était garant des vœux formulés et des traités conclus. Assimilé au mangaaka, puissante autorité gardienne de la justice, cette statuette est attribuée à l’atelier d’un maître actif le long des côtes du Congo et de l’Angola à la fin du XIXe siècle. Les diverses pièces métalliques enfoncées dans le torse surdimensionné confirment le rôle primordial du personnage comme témoin et gardien des affaires cruciales de sa communauté.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titre: Mangaaka, figure d'autorité
  • Date: Du milieu à la fin du XIXe siècle
  • Aire géographique: République démocratique du Congo, région de la rivière Chiloango
  • Culture: Peuple kongo
  • Technique: Bois, peinture, métal, résine et céramique
  • Dimensions: H. 118 cm
  • Crédits: Achat, dons de Lila Acheson Wallace, des Dr Daniel et Marian Malcolm, de Laura G. et James J. Ross, de Jeffrey B. Soref, The Robert T. Wall Family, du Dr et de MmeSidney G. Clyman et de Steven Kossak, 2008
  • Accession Number: 2008.3
  • Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing

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