Figure de tombe "ntadi" (pl. "mintadi") · R. D. Congo, Province du bas Congo / Nord de l'Angola, Bambona · ID: 3049300
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Description
steatit (soapstone),
The “ntadi” are said to be commemorative figures of highly respected persons that were placed on graves. Hence the designation of the figures as “bitumba” (sing. “tumba”). The figures are not lifelike portraits, but reflections of how their patrons wanted them to live on in memory.
It is unusual that here a female figure is represented in reflective posture “fumani”, which is usually reserved for male figures.
Littérature comparée
Allison, Philip, African Stone Sculpture, New York 1968
Remarques
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