Stone figure "ntadi", D. R. Congo, Bakongo, Size: H: 49 cm (H: 19.3 inch), ID: 3037047

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Lot 439

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Stone figure "ntadi" · D. R. Congo, Bakongo · ID: 3037047

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Provenance

Belgian Colonial Collection, Liège

Size

H: 49 cm

H: 19.3 inch

Description

steatite, seated, the chin resting on the left hand, necklace, crown-like headgear, dam., missing parts (left knee, base, headgear), traces of abrasion;
“ntadi” means as much as “guarding spirit”. Such figures were placed on the graves of notables.

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