Stone figure "ntadi" ·  R. D. Congo, Bakongo · ID: 3032846

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Description

brownish patina, sitting male with tucked up leg, the bearded face resting in the right hand, min. dam., minor missing parts, on wooden base;
“ntadi” means guarding spirit. Such figures were placed on the graves of notables. The varying postures express different emotions.

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Publications

Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Afrika, Maske und Skulptur, Olten 1989, ill. 109

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