Kongo cosmogram

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf symbol
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Yowa_cross
dikenga
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Kalunga_line
gptkbp:depictedIn African American grave art
Kongo art
Kongo funerary practices
gptkbp:features cross within a circle
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kongo cosmogram
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Gullah_culture
gptkb:Hoodoo
African American spiritual traditions
African Diaspora religions
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Central_Africa
gptkb:Kongo_people
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:cosmology
gptkb:spirituality
African symbolism
gptkbp:represents sunset
midnight
dawn
noon
four moments of the sun
gptkbp:studiedBy gptkb:Robert_Farris_Thompson
gptkbp:symbolizes life-death-rebirth cycle
connection between physical and spiritual worlds
cyclical nature of life
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Bakongo_religion
Kongo spirituality
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bakongo
gptkb:Bakongo_cosmology
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6