This show about the creative output of Central Africa’s Kongo artists presents 134 works from public and private collections. Spanning the 15th century to the present day, the exhibition reveals the shifting power relations between European and Kongo rulers.
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Figure: Seated Female Supporting Figure with Clasped Hands Master of Kasadi, Kongo peoples; Yombe group, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, or Cabinda, Angola, 19th century
Power Figure (Nkisi N’Kondi: Mangaaka) Kongo peoples; Yombe group, Chiloango River region, Cabinda, Angola, 19th century
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