power figures (nkisi nkondi)
GPTKB entity
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:ritual
African art spiritual object |
| gptkbp:activatedBy |
insertion of nails or blades
|
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
spiritual forces
|
| gptkbp:category |
gptkb:sculpture
religious artifacts fetish objects |
| gptkbp:displayedAt |
gptkb:British_Museum
gptkb:Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art gptkb:Royal_Museum_for_Central_Africa |
| gptkbp:function |
justice
protection healing oath-taking |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
power figures (nkisi nkondi)
|
| gptkbp:languageOfName |
Kikongo
|
| gptkbp:material |
metal
nails wood blades |
| gptkbp:origin |
gptkb:Central_Africa
|
| gptkbp:plural |
minkisi minkondi
|
| gptkbp:usedBy |
gptkb:Kongo_peoples
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Bakongo
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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