Nkondi (plural varies minkondi, zinkondi, or ninkondi) are mystical statuettes made by the Kongo people of the Congo region. Nkondi are a subclass of...
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whose captive soul subsequently animates the nkondi figure. Based on this process, Gell writes that the nkondi is a figure an index of cumulative agency...
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spiritual protection against withcraft. The Nkisi Nkondi is made by an nganga and the spirit of the Nkondi is used to hunt and punish evil witches. Conjure...
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create sacred medicines, which became known as mbola. Unlike the others, nkondi were specifically used as a means to inflict pain on those who came against...
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Nail fetish may refer to: Nkondi, wooden religious idols made by the Kongo people of the Congo region, which have nails hammered into them Hand fetishism...
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Yahweh Elements Ancestral veneration Kalunga line Kongo cosmogram Mfinda Nature spirits Nganga Nlongo Simbi Art Nkisi Nkondi Tumba Diaspora Category v t e...
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Yahweh Elements Ancestral veneration Kalunga line Kongo cosmogram Mfinda Nature spirits Nganga Nlongo Simbi Art Nkisi Nkondi Tumba Diaspora Category v t e...
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Bunzi Yahweh Elements Ancestral veneration Kalunga line Kongo cosmogram Mfinda Nature spirits Nganga Nlongo Simbi Art Nkisi Nkondi Tumba Diaspora Category...
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Bunzi Yahweh Elements Ancestral veneration Kalunga line Kongo cosmogram Mfinda Nature spirits Nganga Nlongo Simbi Art Nkisi Nkondi Tumba Diaspora Category...
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Yahweh Elements Ancestral veneration Kalunga line Kongo cosmogram Mfinda Nature spirits Nganga Nlongo Simbi Art Nkisi Nkondi Tumba Diaspora Category v t e...
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Yahweh Elements Ancestral veneration Kalunga line Kongo cosmogram Mfinda Nature spirits Nganga Nlongo Simbi Art Nkisi Nkondi Tumba Diaspora Category v t e...
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Yahweh Elements Ancestral veneration Kalunga line Kongo cosmogram Mfinda Nature spirits Nganga Nlongo Simbi Art Nkisi Nkondi Tumba Diaspora Category v t e...
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Nzambi Mpungu Nzambici Nzame Spirits Jengu Mami Wata Nkisi Nkondi Shetani Simbi Concepts Kalûnga Line Kongo cosmogram Nkisi Nkondi Nganga Okuyi Zebola...
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artifacts at the site. For example, archeologists found the remains of an nkisi nkondi with iron wedges driven into the figure to activate its spirit in one of...
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Nkisi nkondi of the Kongo people; Nkisi means holy....
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Nzambici Nzazi Phulu Bunzi Yahweh Elements Ancestral veneration Kalunga line Kongo cosmogram Mfinda Nature spirits Nganga Nlongo Simbi Art Nkisi Nkondi Tumba...
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Yahweh Elements Ancestral veneration Kalunga line Kongo cosmogram Mfinda Nature spirits Nganga Nlongo Simbi Art Nkisi Nkondi Tumba Diaspora Category v t e...
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Yahweh Elements Ancestral veneration Kalunga line Kongo cosmogram Mfinda Nature spirits Nganga Nlongo Simbi Art Nkisi Nkondi Tumba Diaspora Category v t e...
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linked to African-derived traditions due to a misunderstanding of the nkisi nkondi of Bakongo religion. Healing plays a prominent role in 21st century Louisiana...
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Bunzi Yahweh Elements Ancestral veneration Kalunga line Kongo cosmogram Mfinda Nature spirits Nganga Nlongo Simbi Art Nkisi Nkondi Tumba Diaspora Category...
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Chisamba Willie Musheta was succeeded by Luweji Nkondi Lyonivwa. It was during the reign of Luweji Nkondi Lyonivwa that the protests arose from the Luvale...
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Madogo Wenje Chakol Amagoro Amukura Ang’urai Chiakariga Gatunga Marimanti Nkondi Turima Gatanga Gatundu Kamwangi (Gatundu North) Kakuzi Municipality Ruiru...
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Yahweh Elements Ancestral veneration Kalunga line Kongo cosmogram Mfinda Nature spirits Nganga Nlongo Simbi Art Nkisi Nkondi Tumba Diaspora Category v t e...
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former slaves in their digital archive. Auntie Caroline Medicine bag Nkisi Nkondi Omamori Rabbit's foot Sacred bundle Witch bottle Bradley, Jude; Coen, Cheré...
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Kamanyaki 2,608 Kanjoro 3,056 Kathangachini 1,388 Maragwa 2,060 Marimanti 2,686 Nkondi 5,622 Ntugi 2,521 Tunyai 4,682 Turima 4,480 Total 40,190 *September 2005...
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Kachina dolls, southwestern United States Nkisi nkondi, (Mangaaka), Central Africa, 1880–1900 CE Nkisi nkondi Book of Wizards of the Batak Toba people of...
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Nzambici Nzazi Phulu Bunzi Yahweh Elements Ancestral veneration Kalunga line Kongo cosmogram Mfinda Nature spirits Nganga Nlongo Simbi Art Nkisi Nkondi Tumba...
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work included elements similar to the central African tradition of Nkisi nkondi, guardian statues pierced with nails and other materials. Her materials...
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Nzambici Nzazi Phulu Bunzi Yahweh Elements Ancestral veneration Kalunga line Kongo cosmogram Mfinda Nature spirits Nganga Nlongo Simbi Art Nkisi Nkondi Tumba...
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