Dikenga Cross

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf symbol
cosmogram
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Kongo_cosmogram
gptkbp:associatedWith African spirituality
gptkbp:date pre-colonial Africa
gptkbp:depictedIn Kongo art
gptkbp:hasPart vertical line
horizontal line
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dikenga Cross
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:African_diaspora_religions
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Kongo_culture
gptkbp:represents life cycle
four moments of the sun
cosmological cycle
gptkbp:symbolizes death
life
rebirth
birth
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Bakongo_people
gptkbp:usedIn initiation ceremonies
rituals
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kongo_cosmology
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7