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Bijzondere, antieke Nkisi Mangaaka uit Congo

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Bijzondere, antieke Nkisi Mangaaka uit CongoBetekenis Een Nkisi is een geest of een voorwerp dat door een geest wordt bewoond. Communicatie met voorouders en geloof in de werkzaamheid van hun krachten zijn nauw verbonden met de minkisi (meervoud voor Nkisi) in de traditie van de Kongo volkeren. Personen die bekend staan als 'banganga' werken als genezers, wichelaars en bemiddelaars die de levenden beschermen tegen zwarte magie en hen voorzien van remedies tegen ziekten. Dat doen ze onder andere

Betekenis
Een Nkisi is een geest of een voorwerp dat door een geest wordt bewoond. Communicatie met voorouders en geloof in de werkzaamheid van hun krachten zijn nauw verbonden met de minkisi (meervoud voor Nkisi) in de traditie van de Kongo-volkeren. Personen die bekend staan als 'banganga' werken als genezers, wichelaars en bemiddelaars die de levenden beschermen tegen zwarte magie en hen voorzien van remedies tegen ziekten. Dat doen ze onder andere door minkisi te maken. Andere worden gebruikt voor genezing of om succes te vergroten bij de jacht of handel.

Minkisi bevatten bundels met kruiden, aarde en andere spiritueel geladen substanties. Veel bundels bevatten aarde of relikwieën uit het graf van een machtig individu als hoofdbestanddeel. In dit geval is de holte in de buik in welke de bundels werden bewaard geleegd. De metalen voorwerpen vertegenwoordigen de actieve rol van de minkisi tijdens een ritueel of ceremonie. Elke spijker vertegenwoordigt een gelofte, een ondertekend verdrag of inspanningen om het kwaad uit te bannen. Uiteindelijk vertegenwoordigen deze figuren meestal reflecties op sociaal onaanvaardbaar gedrag en pogingen om dit te corrigeren. Ze worden vaak toegepast op een verscheidenheid aan voorwerpen die overal in het Congobekken in Centraal-Afrika worden gebruikt.

De Nkisi Mangaaka onderscheidt zich doordat minkisi zoals deze specifiek werden ingezet voor rechtspraak en autoriteit.

Herkomst
Deze Mangaaka dateert uit de periode 1900-1910 en is afkomstig uit de collectie van meneer Mbehou, een Kameroense kunsthandelaar die een grote rol speelde in de West-Afrikaanse kunsthandel begin 20e eeuw. Andere stukken uit zijn collectie zijn te vinden in grote musea zoals het Barbier-Mueller in Genève en het Louvre in Parijs.

De ouderdom van de Nkisi Mangaaka komt onder andere tot uiting in het feit dat de voeten van elkaar gescheiden zijn. Hij heeft een karakteristieke baard van klei, waarin mogelijk spiritueel geladen substanties zijn verwerkt. De baard staat ook symbool voor kracht en autoriteit.

De staat van het item is goed, met sporen van ouderdom en gebruik. Beide voeten hebben een reparatie ondergaan, die mogelijk ook oud is. De linker voet zit iets los, maar het beeld staat stabiel.

Afmetingen
61 x 23 x 19 cm.

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