Spoon with sculpted handle Branly 71.1930.29.355
Spoon with sculpted handle in the shape of a crucifix, Kongo culture (Beembe). Français : Cuiller à manche sculpté en forme de crucifix, culture kongo (Beembe).
Mwala staff of command MRAC EO.0.0.18791
Power figure wearing an mpu (cap of leadership), seated on a quadruped (probably a leopard). Mwala staff of command, Kongo culture (Yombe). Wood and carpet tacks. Français : Personnage coiffé d'un mpu (bonnet... More
Santu nzaambi Holo MRAC EO.1953.74.2654
Santu nzaambi (sculpted openwork frame). Holo people, Kibenga village, Angola. Français : Santu nzaambi (cadre ajouré sculpté). Culture holo, village de Kibenga, Angola.
Mwala staff of command MRAC EO.1954.77.4
Mwala staff of command, Kongo culture (Yombe). Français : Canne d'autorité mwala, culture kongo (Yombe).
Padrão de Santo Agostinho MRAC HO.1932.752.1 n2
Plaster copy after a limestone padrão (cross inscribed with the coat of arms of Portugal used as a land claim) raised by Diogo Cão in 1482 at the Cape of Santa María in Angola. Français : Copie en plâtre d'un... More
Padrão de Santo Agostinho MRAC HO.1932.752.1 n1
Plaster copy after a limestone padrão (cross inscribed with the coat of arms of Portugal used as a land claim) raised by Diogo Cão in 1482 at the Cape of Santa María in Angola. Français : Copie en plâtre d'un... More
Nkangi kiditu MRAC HO.1949.211.1
Crucifix (nkangi kiditu) owned by a Ndibu (Kongo) chief from the Tumba area in the first half of the 20th century. It seems to have been locally made for a Capuchin missionary, “Padre Antonio”, perhaps to be r... More
Santu Spilitu MRAC HO.1955.9.29
Figure with joined hands, hilt of a staff of command (Santu Spilitu), Kongo culture. Collected in Songa, but is supposed to come from São Salvador and to have been made in Bembe. Français : Pommeau de canne d... More
Christ from a nkangi kiditu MRAC HO.1955.9.15
Christ taken from the crucifix (nkangi kiditu) of a Kongo chief. Français : Christ provenant du crucifix (nkangi kiditu) d'un chef kongo.
Santu Yaka MRAC SJ.4238
Santu (wooden cross with a distinctive openwork frame). Yaka culture, Ikomba district, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Français : Santu (croix en bois avec un cadre ajouré distinctif). Culture yaka, cheffer... More
Santu Kongo MRAC SJ.51 - A cross on a wall next to a shadow of a perso...
Santu (wooden cross with a distinctive openwork frame), eastern Kongo. Français : Santu (croix en bois avec un cadre ajouré distinctif), Kongo orientaux.
Brass nkangi kiditu 17-18c private collection
Crucifix of a Kongo chief (nkangi kiditu) with secondary figures with joined hands. Français : Crucifix de chek kongo (nkangi kiditu) avec personnages secondaires aux mains jointes.
European altar crucifix 1670 private collection
European altar crucifix. Français : Crucifix d'autel européen fleuronné, avec deux personnages féminins et un soldat portant une lance.
Funerary stele or nkisi stone Ethnic Art and Culture Ltd
Christic figure above two winged figures (angels?). Fragment of a funerary stele? Nkisi stone? Kongo (Solongo?) culture. Français : Figure christique surmontant deux figures ailées (anges ?). Fragment de stè... More
Kongo Virgin pendant 18c Ethnic Art and Culture Ltd
Pendant with the Virgin, Kongo culture. Français : Pendentif représentant la Vierge, culture kongo.
Nkangi kiditu 19c Felix Collection
Crucifix of a Kongo chief (nkangi kiditu). Français : Crucifix de chek kongo (nkangi kiditu).
Nkangi kiditu 19c private collection
Crucifix of a Kongo chief (nkangi kiditu). Français : Crucifix de chek kongo (nkangi kiditu).
Nkangi kiditu 17-18c private collection
Crucifix of a Kongo chief (nkangi kiditu). Copper alloy, wood, lead and carpet tacks. Français : Crucifix de chek kongo (nkangi kiditu). Alliage cuivreux, bois, plomb et clous de charpentier.
Pendant feminine Christ 18c private collection
Pendant with a feminine Christ, Kongo culture, from the area of São Salvador (?). May be linked to the Antonian movement, as a representation of the martyrdom of Beatriz Kimpa Vita. Français : Pendentif au Ch... More
Pendant feminine Christ 18-19c Ethnic Art and Culture Ltd
Pendant with a feminine Christ, Kongo culture. May be linked to the Antonian movement, as a representation of the martyrdom of Beatriz Kimpa Vita. Français : Pendentif au Christ féminin, culture kongo. Ce typ... More
Songo chief neck rest Felix Collection
Chief neck rest. Songo people, Democratic Republic of the Kongo. Français : Appui-nuque cheffal. Culture songo, République démocratique du Congo.
Toni Malau 18c Donald and Adele Hall Collection
Pendant with “Toni Malau” (St Anthony of Padua), Kongo culture. Français : Pendentif représentant « Toni Malau » (S. Antoine de Padoue) culture kongo.