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

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Provenance
Belgian Colonial Collection, Liège

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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