http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/109156/nkisi-nkonde-gallery-label-current ArtsConnectEd.org Art Collector Set: Nkisi Nkonde: Gallery Label - Current http://www.artsconnected.org/images/favicon.png http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/109156/nkisi-nkonde-gallery-label-current 16 16 http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/109156/nkisi-nkonde-gallery-label-current Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 <table cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Title</td> <td><h3>Nkisi Nkonde: Gallery Label - Current</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Author</td> <td><h3>Minneapolis Institute of Arts</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Date</td> <td><h3>2011-06-07</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label" style="padding-right:7px;">Institution</td> <td>Minneapolis Institute of Arts</td> </tr> </table><br/>The Kongo people and their neighbors call this type of figure nkisi nkondi, whichtranslates as “medicine / night hunter.” After a sculptor carved the figure, a ritualspecialist empowered it by hiding substances – “medicine” – in its head and collarand on its abdomen. Figures like this one were used to connect living individuals andcommunities with the spirit world for purposes of divination (gaining knowledgeof current or future events), healing, and protection. An nkisi nkondi enforced legalsettlements and discouraged wrongdoers. Regarded as a powerful spiritual being thatwould “hunt down” violators of agreements, the figure once carried a spear or knife in itsraised arm. http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/109156/nkisi-nkonde-gallery-label-current The Kongo people and their neighbors call this type of figure nkisi nkondi, whichtranslates as “medicine / night hunter.” After a sculptor carved the figure, a ritualspecialist empowered it by hiding substances – “medicine” – in its head and collarand on its abdomen. Figures like this one were used to connect living individuals andcommunities with the spirit world for purposes of divination (gaining knowledgeof current or future events), healing, and protection. An nkisi nkondi enforced legalsettlements and discouraged wrongdoers. Regarded as a powerful spiritual being thatwould “hunt down” violators of agreements, the figure once carried a spear or knife in itsraised arm." type="image/jpeg" />The Kongo people and their neighbors call this type of figure nkisi nkondi, whichtranslates as “medicine / night hunter.” After a sculptor carved the figure, a ritualspecialist empowered it by hiding substances – “medicine” – in its head and collarand on its abdomen. Figures like this one were used to connect living individuals andcommunities with the spirit world for purposes of divination (gaining knowledgeof current or future events), healing, and protection. An nkisi nkondi enforced legalsettlements and discouraged wrongdoers. Regarded as a powerful spiritual being thatwould “hunt down” violators of agreements, the figure once carried a spear or knife in itsraised arm." type="image/jpeg" />Copyright Minneapolis Institute of ArtsMinneapolis Institute of Arts