ANTIQUE 17C RARE CRUCIFIX CHRISTIANITY CONGO BAKONGO NKANGI KIDITU TRIBAL AFRICA
앤티크 17세기 희귀 십자가 기독교 콩고 바콩고 은캉기 키디투 부족 아프리카
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ANTIQUE 17C RARE CRUCIFIX
CONGO BAKONGO CONGO PEOPLE
Crucifix (Nkangi Kiditu) Kongo People, Congo
Circa 17th century
Circa 17th century
This crucifix, cast in solid bronze, is known as a Nkangi Kiditu, and is from the Kongo people of the Congo. It has been cast with a central Christ figure, with African features. Christ is portrayed with his hands and legs extended and flattened.
The Portuguese presence in the coastal regions of west Africa in the 15th and 16th centuries saw the local tribal people absorb European influence. The Kingdom of Kongo, founded in the 14th century, has some of the earliest Christian influence in sub-Saharan Africa. The conversion to Christianity in 1512 of King Alfoso I of the Kongo saw the subsequent creation by Kongolese bronze casters of Christian crucifixes after Portuguese prototypes. In time, the local form of Christianity blurred increasingly with traditional beliefs and Christian symbols became emblems of power and instruments in local ritual.Related example in New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, attributed to the 16th or 17th century. Also related examples offered at Sotheby’s and at Christie’s. It is accompanied by a plexi glass stand.
Cross height: 11.5cm, width: 10.5cm
Plexi stand 18cm X 15cm
Examples are also illustrated in Thiel & Helf (1984, p. 93), Bassani and Fagg (1988, p. 44), Quarcoopome (2009, p. 196) and in Thorton
et al (2017). The Musee du Quai Branly Jacques Chirac in Paris held an exhibition on Christian-related art from the Congo in 2017. A catalogue Du Jordain au Congo: Art et Christianisme en Afrique Centrale, was published in association with the exhibition. It is accompanied by a plexi glass stand.
et al (2017). The Musee du Quai Branly Jacques Chirac in Paris held an exhibition on Christian-related art from the Congo in 2017. A catalogue Du Jordain au Congo: Art et Christianisme en Afrique Centrale, was published in association with the exhibition. It is accompanied by a plexi glass stand.
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