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Yombe

Autres graphies: Bayombe, Mayombe
Pays: République démocratique du Congo, République du Congo, Angola
Région: Mayombe forest, Lower Congo

Les Yombe de la forêt du Mayombe, entre l’Atlantique et le fleuve Congo, sont réputés pour leurs figures nkisi nkondi, leurs maternités phemba et leurs sceptres finement sculptés. Leurs figures de pouvoir associent une tête digne et naturaliste — souvent coiffée du bonnet mpu des chefs — à un torse densément clouté de fer, chaque clou scellant un serment ou un jugement.

Pièces Yombe 28 pièces

Figure nkisi, Kongo (style yombe), vue de face

Yombe · République démocratique du Congo

Figure nkisi, Kongo (style yombe)

Fin du XIXe – début du XXe siècle (vers 1880–1930) · AF.0091

Standing power figure with red and blue face (nkisi nkondi) — front view

Yombe · République démocratique du Congo

Standing power figure with red and blue face (nkisi nkondi)

20th century, probably mid to late · AF.0086

Power Figure with Beard and Bell (Nkisi Nkondi), three-quarter view

Yombe · République démocratique du Congo

Power Figure with Beard and Bell (Nkisi Nkondi)

Late 19th to early 20th century (c. 1880–1930). · AF.0013

Power Figure with Mirror and Beard (Nkisi Nkondi)

Yombe · République démocratique du Congo

Power Figure with Mirror and Beard (Nkisi Nkondi)

19th or 20th century. · AF.0012

Nail Figure with Iron Halo (Nkisi Nkondi)

Yombe · République démocratique du Congo

Nail Figure with Iron Halo (Nkisi Nkondi)

Late 19th to early 20th century (c. 1880–1930). · AF.0016

Two-Headed Power Figure (Nkisi)

Yombe · République démocratique du Congo

Two-Headed Power Figure (Nkisi)

Late 19th to early 20th century (c. 1880–1930). · AF.0018

Large Power Figure with Raised Fist (Nkisi Nkondi)

Yombe · République démocratique du Congo

Large Power Figure with Raised Fist (Nkisi Nkondi)

Second half of the 19th to early 20th century. · AF.0020

Power Figure with Bowl-Covered Head and Mirror (Nkisi), front view

Yombe · République démocratique du Congo

Power Figure with Bowl-Covered Head and Mirror (Nkisi)

Mid-19th to early 20th century (c. 1850–1930). · AF.0019

Power Figure with Divided Face (Nkisi Nkondi)

Yombe · République démocratique du Congo

Power Figure with Divided Face (Nkisi Nkondi)

20th century, in the classic nkondi tradition. · AF.0024

Seated Figure with Hand to Chin (Nkisi), front view

Yombe · République démocratique du Congo

Seated Figure with Hand to Chin (Nkisi)

Late 19th to early 20th century (c. 1880–1930). · AF.0025

Seated Figure with Back Charge (Nkisi)

Yombe · République démocratique du Congo

Seated Figure with Back Charge (Nkisi)

Late 19th to early 20th century (c. 1880–1930). · AF.0026

Dog Figure (Nkisi Kozo)

Yombe · République démocratique du Congo

Dog Figure (Nkisi Kozo)

Probably 19th to early 20th century. · AF.0027

Nail Figure with Studded Head (Nkisi Nkondi)

Yombe · République démocratique du Congo

Nail Figure with Studded Head (Nkisi Nkondi)

20th century, in the classic nkondi tradition. · AF.0028

Power Figure with Raised Arm and Crown (Nkisi Nkondi), view 1

Yombe · République démocratique du Congo

Power Figure with Raised Arm and Crown (Nkisi Nkondi)

20th century, in the classic nkondi tradition. · AF.0022

Bust with Raised Fist and Nail Halo, on a Carved Head (Nkisi Nkondi)

Yombe · République démocratique du Congo

Bust with Raised Fist and Nail Halo, on a Carved Head (Nkisi Nkondi)

The bust mid-19th to early 20th century (c. 1850–1930); the head below is by a different hand and may have been joined t · AF.0032

Power Figure with Ringed Hand (Nkisi Nkondi)

Yombe · République démocratique du Congo

Power Figure with Ringed Hand (Nkisi Nkondi)

Probably first half of the 20th century, in the later phase of the classic tradition. · AF.0004

Power Figure with Raised Arm (Nkisi Nkondi)

Yombe · République démocratique du Congo

Power Figure with Raised Arm (Nkisi Nkondi)

Probably first half of the 20th century, in the later phase of the classic tradition. · AF.0005

Monumental Power Figure with Kaolin-Painted Face (Nkisi Nkondi), front view

Yombe · République démocratique du Congo

Monumental Power Figure with Kaolin-Painted Face (Nkisi Nkondi)

Late 19th or 20th century, in the tradition of the monumental figures of the Chiloango River region. · AF.0007

Fibre-Bound Power Figure (Nkisi), front view

Yombe · République démocratique du Congo

Fibre-Bound Power Figure (Nkisi)

Mid-19th to early 20th century (c. 1850–1930), judging by its construction. · AF.0009

Pair of Power Figures (Minkisi Minkondi)

Yombe · République démocratique du Congo

Pair of Power Figures (Minkisi Minkondi)

20th century, probably mid to late 20th century, in the classic Yombe and Vili style. · AF.0011

Power Figure with Incised Cap (Nkisi Nkondi), front view

Yombe · République démocratique du Congo

Power Figure with Incised Cap (Nkisi Nkondi)

Probably first half of the 20th century, in the later phase of the classic tradition. · AF.0003

Fibre-Bound Power Figure with Painted Face (Nkisi), front view

Yombe · République démocratique du Congo

Fibre-Bound Power Figure with Painted Face (Nkisi)

Mid-19th to early 20th century (c. 1850–1930), judging by its construction. · AF.0008

Standing Power Figure with Hands on Hips (Nkisi Nkondi), front view

Yombe · République démocratique du Congo

Standing Power Figure with Hands on Hips (Nkisi Nkondi)

Late 19th to early 20th century (c. 1880–1930). · AF.0015

Power Figure with Feather Crest (Nkisi Nkondi), front view

Yombe · République démocratique du Congo

Power Figure with Feather Crest (Nkisi Nkondi)

Late 19th to early 20th century (c. 1880–1930). · AF.0017

Power Figure with Peaked Crest (Nkisi Nkondi)

Yombe · République démocratique du Congo

Power Figure with Peaked Crest (Nkisi Nkondi)

20th century, in the classic nkondi tradition. · AF.0021

Monumental Power Figure (Nkisi Nkondi), front view

Yombe · République démocratique du Congo

Monumental Power Figure (Nkisi Nkondi)

Probably first half of the 20th century, in the later phase of the classic tradition. · AF.0006

Large Power Figure with Raised Arm and Head Bundle (Nkisi Nkondi)

Yombe · République démocratique du Congo

Large Power Figure with Raised Arm and Head Bundle (Nkisi Nkondi)

20th century, in the classic nkondi tradition. · AF.0023

Power Figure with Encrusted Torso (Nkisi Nkondi), front view

Yombe · République démocratique du Congo

Power Figure with Encrusted Torso (Nkisi Nkondi)

Probably 19th to early 20th century. · AF.0014