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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART
LocalCollection
ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART
Collection
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Preferred Title:
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Power Figure (nkisi n'kondi)
Work_PrefTitle
Power Figure (nkisi n'kondi)
Preferred Title
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Image View:
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Detail, medicine bag tied around the neck
Image_Title
Detail, medicine bag tied around the neck
Image View
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Creator:
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unknown (Kongo)
Agent_Display
unknown (Kongo)
Creator
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Location:
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exhibition: Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (Montréal, Québec, Canada)
Work_Location_Type_D isplay
exhibition: Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (Montréal, Québec, Canada)
Location
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Location Note:
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From Africa to the Americas: Face-to-Face Picasso, Past and Present (2018 exhibition)
Work_LocationNotes
From Africa to the Americas: Face-to-Face Picasso, Past and Present (2018 exhibition)
Location Note
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Date:
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19th-20th centuries (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
19th-20th centuries (creation)
Date
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Cultural Context:
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African (general, continental cultures); Kongo
Work_Culture
African (general, continental cultures); Kongo
Cultural Context
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Style Period:
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Kongo
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Kongo
Style Period
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Work Type 1:
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sculpture (visual work)
Work_Worktype1
sculpture (visual work)
Work Type 1
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Classification:
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Sculpture and Installations
Work_Classification
Sculpture and Installations
Classification
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Material:
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wood; glass; fabric; string
Work_MaterialDisplay
wood; glass; fabric; string
Material
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Technique:
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carving (processes)
Work_Technique
carving (processes)
Technique
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Subjects:
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deities; Picasso, Pablo; ritual object; African; medicine
Work_Image_SubjectDi splay
deities; Picasso, Pablo; ritual object; African; medicine
Subjects
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Description:
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Power figure made by the Bantu-speaking peoples occupying the adjoining areas of Zaïre, Angola (including Cabinda) and the Republic of the Congo. A nkisi (plural: minkisi) is loosely translated as a "spirit" yet it is represented as a container of sacred substances which can be both contained and released as needed. Nkisi nkondi figures (nkondi means "hunter") are usually recognized through an accumulation of pegs, blades, nails or other sharp objects inserted into its surface. Medicinal combinations called bilongo are sometimes stored in the head of the figure but frequently in the belly of the figure which is shielded by a piece of glass, mirror or other reflective surface. Nkisi nkondi are used for both physical and societal "illnesses" including the resolution of lawsuits. This figure was once owned by Picasso and is in the collection of Fundación Almine Y Bernard Ruiz-Picasso Para El Arte. (Source: Art Institute of Chicago [website]; http://www.artic.edu /)
Work_Description_Sou rce
Power figure made by the Bantu-speaking peoples occupying the adjoining areas of Zaïre, Angola (including Cabinda) and the Republic of the Congo. A nkisi (plural: minkisi) is loosely translated as a "spirit" yet it is represented as a container of sacred substances which can be both contained and released as needed. Nkisi nkondi figures (nkondi means "hunter") are usually recognized through an accumulation of pegs, blades, nails or other sharp objects inserted into its surface. Medicinal combinations called bilongo are sometimes stored in the head of the figure but frequently in the belly of the figure which is shielded by a piece of glass, mirror or other reflective surface. Nkisi nkondi are used for both physical and societal "illnesses" including the resolution of lawsuits. This figure was once owned by Picasso and is in the collection of Fundación Almine Y Bernard Ruiz-Picasso Para El Arte. (Source: Art Institute of Chicago [website]; http://www.artic.edu /)
Description
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Collection:
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Archivision Adjunct Module D: World Art
LocalCollection
Archivision Adjunct Module D: World Art
Collection
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Identifier:
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7A3-AFRICAN-FAFFM-FD P-A04
Image_OriginalVendor ID
7A3-AFRICAN-FAFFM-FD P-A04
Identifier
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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